Pushing The Envelope, How bout 19"X 8.5 +35 offset Options

[b22ri22an]

when i bought my car it had 17's on it, i swapped out to 16" 7th gen gts wheels and it greatly improved not only my handling but my steering, ride quality, and responsiveness also were much better

[Special_Edy]

To make an accurate assessment, you would have to take into account not only the size of the wheels, but also the weight of the tire/wheel combo, the rollout of the tire, the sidewall height of the tire and the quality of the tire. There are too many factors here to consider making an absolute statement about how your car will be affected

Having a larger or smaller rollout(how far the tire rolls in 1 rotation;circumference) will affect braking, acceleration, ride height, suspension and handling
Considering rollout is the same, having a larger wheel(and thus a slimmer sidewalled tire) would improve handling while reducing the cushioning effect of the tire. The sidewall flexes, which is obviously a good and a bad thing, but the wheel itself is rigid.
Increasing the size of the wheel doesnt exactly make it inherently heavier; the tire sidewall has weight too, but the heaviest part of the wheel(the literal rim)is moved further from the hub and therefor it has a higher moment of inertia.

[PR0PH37]

Honestly, who cares what anybody says? You like what you like. In my case there is no way I would ever go 16 unless I go stock. 19s look amazing on our cars and the funny thing is that I've had those same wheels on my list for a long time (1st ones). Go for it and let's see some pics. Main thing is to get it right from the get go and don't go cheap on the work or components. Get the right offset, the right coilovers, the right tires, the right camber, etc...

At the end it's your car and you are the one that needs to be happy with it.