Car is slower with winter wheels

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Dec 9, 2005 | 09:55 PM

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s14roller

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It's in your head...

if wheels/tires made a "big difference" in terms of power, everyone would be throwing on new sets of wheels and then getting the car dynoed to see what increases were realized.

Dec 9, 2005 | 10:06 PM

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g35pat

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Winter tires will have poorer traction that your summer tires. If traction control is engaged, it will prevent quick acceleration; if it is disengaged, your wheels spin will increase your trap speed. Therefore, Winter tires will impact your acceleration; and this goes for 18" as well as 17" setup.

Dec 10, 2005 | 12:23 PM

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dave

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Originally Posted by KIDG35

did anyone notice a big difference in power and acceleration after they put on their winter wheels. i just installed my 17" blizzak lm-22s and my car feels really slow now. i know winter tires are not meant to be driven fast on but my acceleration is really slow and my 0-60 feels sluggish. i thought these were high performance winter tires. is it because i still need to break them in?

What kind of rims are you using? If the rims themselves are heavy, that will definitely slow you down.

Dec 10, 2005 | 02:08 PM

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speedgeek

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Just to add to this. (2005 G35 coupe 6mt) I didn’t notice anything significant with acceleration etc., handling is of course degraded.

What I did notice is that removing my 2005 19” stock forged rims/tires from the car; I could easily remove them because they were so light. Then popping on my 17” 2005 350z winter rims/tires, the 17” were heavier.

Dec 10, 2005 | 05:08 PM

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jinubob81

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by principle, smaller (usually lighter) wheels make acceleration easier on the car.

Dec 10, 2005 | 08:38 PM

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G35Gnome

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My car definatelly feels slower on winter wheels if I try to accelerate very hard... reason: the ws50 blizzacks cant handle the power. Otherwise its the same with boat handling.

Dec 10, 2005 | 09:16 PM

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neal540

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on dunlop wintersport m3s i feel a difference in performance, i just lose too much traction. personally i cant wait for winter to go so i can get some goodyear eagle f1 gsd3s on my car. thatll help. i just am choosing not to let on the gas or race because i want to conserve the winter tires.