On 7/7/2020 9:35 AM, badgolferman wrote:
Wade Garrett wrote:

I love my 2016 Toyota Avalon Limited....except for the rough ride.
You can feel most every bump, expansion joint, pavement crack and
manhole cover on the road. Even shallow potholes slam and are a
teeth-jarring experience! The tires are inflated to the door sticker
pressure and there's nothing wrong with the suspension.

I know Toyota gave this trim model a "sportier" suspension with
225/18/45 skinny tires on 18 inch wheels to improve handling- rather
than go with the fatter 215/17/55 on 17 inch wheels on the lower trim
models.

It's getting to be tire time and I wonder if it might be worth buying
a tire/wheel package in the smaller size.

Would the taller 55 sidewalls absorb road bumps better? Any problems
with transmission shift points, speedo readings, any of the
electronics/gauge stuff, etc.?


When I bought my 2013 Lexus RX350 it came with 19" wheels. I made the
dealership switch the wheels with another vehicle to the 18" wheels. I
knew 19" tires are expensive and I wanted more air in them for a softer
ride.

Does your Avalon come with suspension settings you can change? My 2004
Avalon was a very comfortable ride and we loved it. An Avalon is
basically a Lexus ES and it should be a softer ride.


More air down there (volume in tire) the softer the ride.