wheels and tires and performance
#16
02-27-2006 | 06:37 PM
Originally Posted by Gdup35sedan
Bro,
i agree with some of what your saying but even though you're increasing the diameter and the width you're still losing weight while increasing traction which is important on the track. It's NOT going to make his 0-60(which doesnt meant $hit) or 1/4 mile worse.
So trance, no 18's arent out of the question, if you want the best performance on the track then go with some light weight 17's but 18's will still be a good choice if you want looks and performance.
-GP-
i agree with some of what your saying but even though you're increasing the diameter and the width you're still losing weight while increasing traction which is important on the track. It's NOT going to make his 0-60(which doesnt meant $hit) or 1/4 mile worse.
So trance, no 18's arent out of the question, if you want the best performance on the track then go with some light weight 17's but 18's will still be a good choice if you want looks and performance.
-GP-
Well.. after reading what I have said, I felt that I was a bit too harsh by saying you were wrong. But anyways, from experience and my rough calculation, going from a 18x8 to a 18x9.5 (at the back) will still increase the rotational mass by a factor of ~ 1.3 even though the mass drops from 23lbs to 18lbs, which is mainly due to the increase in Tire mass (which resides only on the edge of the rim).
But well, for look and handle performance, I would definitely go with that setup. Yet, for the track (drag i mean), I guess there must be a reason why people stick with their stock rear (for RWD) or go with even smaller rear rim...
to decrease that Moment of Inertia of the rear wheel combination.
#17
02-28-2006 | 12:37 PM
Originally Posted by perry05G35
Jimmy he is talking about getting 18" not 19"
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