 Wheel, Wheel Size Pros/Cons |
 Oct 12, 2004 - 2:21 AM
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What size wheels do you think you get the best performance out of?
What are some of your opinions? |
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Oct 19, 2004 - 12:19 PM
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Correct
Not entirely true. A larger diameter wheel will have more of its mass farther out from the center of the wheel, thereby making the car work harder to rotate it, even given the same weight as a smaller diameter. The best performance gain will be seen with the lightest wheel in the smallest diameter that will fit over your brakes. This is probably going to be a 14". Run whatever tire fits your application best, speedo error be damned. In pretty much every situation, though, you are going to have to make compromises. You need to decide what compromises you are willing to make. Do you want your speedo to be off by anything? Do you care that a smaller wheel won't 'look as cool' as a larger one? Is the tire choice you make going to be one that you can drive daily? If so, you are compromising dry traction in order to gain wet/snow traction. All these choice are going to ultimately determine what you can run, and then from there you can take a look at the choices available in that size/weight/diameter. In my experience, there are a LOT more choices of wheel/tire combinations in 15" than there are in 14". Rota Wheels makes a very affordable, lightweight wheel that fits our cars, and it tips the scales at 12 pounds each. If you want less weight than that, you are looking at dropping some serious change on some Volk TE-37s or SSR Competitions... about 3-400 per corner, but at 7 and 8 pounds, respectively, a significant gain. How much do you want to spend? The best dry weather tire out now is either the Falken Azenis Sport or the Kuhmo MX, but running those is going to compromise snow traction, and to a degree, wet traction (as the tire ages and tread wears). Figure on getting around 10K miles on a set of these, too. *wince* It is all about compromise.  |
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Skate4mindgame Wheel Oct 12, 2004 - 2:21 AM
Digndoug I dont have wheels, but I would say 16"x7 .. ... Oct 12, 2004 - 9:22 AM Nemises If you plan on racing I wouldnt go any bigger than... Oct 14, 2004 - 6:43 PM Hamster666 I got 16" on, just got them from my friend, t... Oct 16, 2004 - 6:52 PM 97GTinKC Its not the wheel size as much as it is the overal... Oct 18, 2004 - 1:27 PM recycle but with performance as the main thing.... a 14... Nov 17, 2004 - 2:25 PM Consynx yea, but with 14" you can't big a big bra... Nov 17, 2004 - 4:03 PM Timeless6gcelica What about the fact that the more rim you have the... Nov 17, 2004 - 6:59 PM Hanyo QUOTE(Timeless6gcelica @ Nov 17, 2004 - 4:59 ... Nov 18, 2004 - 6:41 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 As far as the big break kit, with a 14 inch and lo... Nov 19, 2004 - 8:07 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 for something that would look good and perform wel... Nov 19, 2004 - 8:12 PM
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