355 on 19" and 20" wheels

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The best 19 inch wheels for the 355 are the ones that look the most 18’s . Hence the reason most opt for step lip 19’s to maintain the smaller 18 inch face. Still have to look at the spoke design. BBS LM’s still look big from a certain angle. My buddy has 19 inch BBS LM’s and they look bulky to me.

If you compare a 19 inch vs 18 inch BBS LM alone (off the car), the 19’s look better. The 18’s just look like the spokes are too short for that particular mesh look. Problem is when you put them on a sleek/slender car like the 355, it just looks bulky. Looks fine on a BMW sedan though.


My buddy is a BBS LM fanatic. He has an assortment of Ferraris and Porsches (about 10 of them) and they’re all running 19 inch BBS LMs. It’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen lol. The wheels work on some cars… not all.

 

Here are some 19 inch Work wheels which have a smaller spoke design. These probably look the most okay to me at standstill for 19’s, but still look huge rolling.


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You're on a roll tonight!

You don't like 19" on 355, we got it

 

Let’s just say I’m tuning in to be surprised .

 

Just look at how much more sleek the 964 in the background looks with smaller wheels. It’s not that much smaller of a car either.








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Here are 18’s in motion for comparison. You guys love hard parking low, but when you’re actually driving, your car is high as hell. Makes no sense to me.


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Definitively not 18" wheels on this picture!
Look how low profile the rear tire is. This is not a 265/40/18 tire for sure.
Looks like 19" to me.

 

I can’t really find good full still pics of this car. Who knows, could be a 19/18 setup. This is definitely one of the less bigger looking 19’s if it is. Looks good here.






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I think you're right.
It seems the front tire profile is bigger than the rear one.
Strange choice.

 

My not-so-humble opinion: cars like the RX7, the NSX, or your college GTI were all built with many more compromises for everyday drivability than the 348/355 including the specs of the wheels and tires.

This leaves lots of room for improvement in the aftermarket. Hence, these cars look good “on rims”. Not so much on the Ferraris.

I’ve put big wheels on kinds of cars for *30 years* and it’s my conclusion, after trying many combos on my 348, that stock can’t be beat. Same goes for the 355.