 BIGGER WHEELS = SLOWER CAR???, can you say INERTIA??? |
 Apr 12, 2003 - 11:18 PM
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just wondering.... do bigger wheels make the car accelerate slower and stop longer because of the greater rotational inertia??? yes I know big wheels make steering more responsive.. so maybe going from 15 to 16 makes sense.. but 17 and 18???? do some people sacrifice performance for look???
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Apr 30, 2003 - 5:20 AM
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That's what I was thinking before, but now I've seen the difference, I can tell you there's a difference.
With 23 lbs 17s, I saw a big difference With 16lbs 17s, I didn't saw any ! The thing is that this is not static weight, it is weight that have to get in rotation to get the car to move. I've already read somewhere , i don't remember the numbers exactly, but i think 10 lbs more on your wheels equals to 40 lbs of static weight in your car. It may not be the right numbers, but it show the ways it works.....ok, it is not that a big diff, but when you race, it is a big diff.... |
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pflau BIGGER WHEELS = SLOWER CAR??? Apr 12, 2003 - 11:18 PM
hata in my opinon..
what u said in ur paragraph was co... Apr 13, 2003 - 1:18 AM boosted_K2 remember weight is a big factor in that equation t... Apr 13, 2003 - 1:24 AM Neipas09 I've heard that you can go up to 17s without s... Apr 13, 2003 - 1:24 AM boosted_K2 QUOTE (Neipas09 @ Apr 13, 2003 - 12:38 AM) I'v... Apr 13, 2003 - 1:31 AM No0bOne There's an explanation for bigger wheels=slowe... Apr 13, 2003 - 1:44 AM jontechie QUOTE (K2_Celica @ Apr 12, 2003 - 10:45 PM) QUOTE ... Apr 13, 2003 - 9:17 AM 95STCelica Our cars don't have enough torque to sufficien... Apr 13, 2003 - 1:03 PM pflau hey maybe I worry too much...
let me think about ... Apr 13, 2003 - 2:07 PM Silver94CelicaOwner QUOTE (pflau @ Apr 13, 2003 - 11:21 AM) hey maybe ... Apr 13, 2003 - 7:12 PM sirrahtap QUOTE (pflau @ Apr 13, 2003 - 11:21 AM) hey maybe ... Apr 13, 2003 - 7:19 PM 97GTinKC But its not the wheel diameter that matters, its t... Apr 19, 2003 - 12:26 AM 94celicaguy i have tenzoR's apex-5 18's and i cant rea... Apr 19, 2003 - 12:53 AM hioctane What about 16s ?? I have the gts rims. I used the ... Apr 19, 2003 - 1:47 AM pflau QUOTE (97GTinKC @ Apr 18, 2003 - 9:40 PM)(this is ... Apr 19, 2003 - 2:35 AM boosted_K2 QUOTE (97GTinKC @ Apr 18, 2003 - 11:40 PM) But its... Apr 19, 2003 - 10:32 AM boosted_K2 QUOTE (hioctane @ Apr 19, 2003 - 1:01 AM) What abo... Apr 19, 2003 - 10:33 AM ghostdog QUOTE (K2_Celica @ Apr 19, 2003 - 7:47 AM) This ha... Apr 19, 2003 - 11:36 AM macavely just remeber that if change you wheel you have to ... Apr 19, 2003 - 11:36 AM hioctane QUOTE (K2_Celica @ Apr 19, 2003 - 7:47 AM) QUOTE (... Apr 19, 2003 - 1:33 PM 97GTinKC QUOTE what are you talking about.. drilled rotors ... Apr 19, 2003 - 6:04 PM Matthew think of it as a 21 speed mountain bike
first gea... Apr 19, 2003 - 6:45 PM nik THE WHOLE REASON FOR BIGGER RIMS IS SO THAT YOU CA... Apr 22, 2003 - 2:43 PM Zoom There's no need for the all caps man, just a t... Apr 22, 2003 - 4:57 PM airj0hn Do most wheel websites show the weight of the whee... Apr 22, 2003 - 6:24 PM hi_rider on www.1010tires.com, you get the weight of wheels... Apr 22, 2003 - 8:25 PM 94Toy So from what I've read on all this wheel talk,... Apr 24, 2003 - 11:34 PM hi_rider If you want speed, go with Super lightweight wheel... Apr 25, 2003 - 5:19 AM 97GTinKC I think the stock 15x7 GT wheel is closer to 18 lb... Apr 27, 2003 - 10:08 AM pflau hey the stock GT 15x7 wheel is about 16lb each. I ... Apr 29, 2003 - 8:45 PM KAMiX Is the weight of the wheels really going to make s... Apr 29, 2003 - 9:30 PM KAMiX Yeah I got ya man.
Not going to stop me though o... May 2, 2003 - 6:33 AM Rivo It's that age old concept of rotating mass ... May 2, 2003 - 11:53 AM Supersprynt WHen i put my 17's on, compared to stock you c... May 2, 2003 - 12:39 PM 94Toy Okay I was just wondering, does the weight of the ... May 2, 2003 - 11:10 PM KAMiX I really don't know what the difference is wit... May 3, 2003 - 4:31 AM maikl i know that bigger rims will make the car slower b... May 3, 2003 - 6:28 AM 97GTinKC QUOTE know that bigger rims will make the car slo... May 3, 2003 - 9:55 PM maikl i just got the mim rims they are from italy and th... May 4, 2003 - 9:18 AM pflau check this out..
wheelweights.net
I've alway... May 4, 2003 - 1:30 PM 97GTinKC WOW! A 16x7 weighs anywhere from 10.8 (Racing... May 5, 2003 - 10:49 AM
pflau yep, and the SSR wheels are among the lightest.. n... May 5, 2003 - 6:15 PM |
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