lets see some pictures of the wheels and tires you're running

 

recently refurbed at home, mistakenly described as Fondmetal by the uninitiated.

 

I really like those rims, if I were going to buy anothet set id get ones like that in 17 or 18 inch

 

Currently have these wheels (Speedline Mistral) on my car:

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And just sold these (didn't want to sell but couldn't justify keeping them):



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Early XK8 wheels, aka "Revolver" wheels, nicely enhance the looks of a facelift XJS and the chrome version can be particularly striking because of the large and busy surface design.

 

Did Jaguar ever use 17" or 18" Lattice wheels on any of their cars?

 

bigpigpants thoes wheels are.fresh, I like them. I've got knock.off BBS lm rims in 17 x 8/9

 

I have the stock 16" 5 spokes which I think suit the car and still look kind of current. They clean up really nice too







Cheers,

Allan

 

I love those wheels, IMO they are the best looking stock XJS wheels.

 

this company still do them Jaguar XJS 18" Alloy Wheels, Sort Price Low Page 1
I experimented with the 18" wheels but the ride quality suffered with low pro. tyres so I went back to those 16" with fat tyres

 

Previous owner had these Starfish wheels chromed.
I kind of go back and forth as to whether I really like them or not. Mostly yeah, I like 'em.

 

Yup, I've experienced the same effect. I went from the stock 15" Lattice wheels to my current 17" Revolvers and, yes there's a change in ride quality. Dunno if the two inches makes less of a difference if the jump starts from 1" lower (15" vs. 16"), as your end result is 18" and mine 17".

However, I've experienced similar with my sedan, albeit not necessarily caused by wheel size, but rather by going from the standard suspension to a sporty, stiffer suspension. When I sold my '98 XJ8L and upgraded it to a '02 XJR, I could feel how all that awesome XJR superior handling came at the expense of losing the XJ8 ride. This subject has been around from as long as cars have been around; I guess it's just a matter of personal choice.

 

Correction:
At 18", the 2002 XJR wheels are, indeed, 2" bigger than the XJ8 16" wheels. My mistake. So, it's not only a tighter ride, but with larger wheels, in addition.