Re: tires and rim size

[Peter Loron <peterl@cnw.com>]

On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Stewart MacLund wrote:

> Personally, i wouldn't go any bigger than 16", becxause when you lower the car,
> you're going to have massive wheel rub...
> 
> As for s;lowing the car... Yeah, basic physic says you won't put as much power
> down to the ground with a larger rim.... if the tire height is constant...
> 
> The trick is to get a larger rim, then go with a shorter tire.  So basically, you
> have the same circumference of tire you started with, although much stiffer, since
> you've taken off 1" of rubber.
> 
> SUndie...


As the height of your tire's sidewall shrinks, the risk of bending a rim
on a pothole goes up. Good quality tires and rims will help. Something to
keep in mind if your roads are less than ideal.


> 
> DESEOSA@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > > I know what you mean. I don't ever want to look like I'm racing, I want to
> > > smoke people without it looking like I tried. :)>>
> > Exactly!
> >
> > Um, this seems to be a controversial subject other places, but when I get new
> > tires I'd like to get new rims.  With a quality tire like Michellin, will 17"
> > rims slow the car?  I like the look of bigger rims, but I've heard conflicting
> > opinions about 17"/18" rims. Some say for best performance use 16". Others say
> > it doesn't matter as long as they don't rub.....
> 

Peter Loron                                                  peterl@cnw.com
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