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car slower with 20's?
Has anyone with 20's noticed slower acceleration? Thanks for your input.
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Just depends on the wheel. No matter what though its going to slow it down. More weight
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my 20" wheels w/ tires weight about 52lbs. each. i haven't weight the stock 18's.
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Yes, I did notice a difference. It is just a bit slower with 20's.
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Well, yes if you change the diameter of the wheel, larger will make the speedometer slower, and smaller will make it faster, I think that's the right order, however , it won't make any difference in the power of the car, may just seem like it is all!
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Increasing the diameter of the wheel and adding more weight is 2 strikes because now the center of rotational mass is further from the center of the wheel and is a higher value. So now you have higher mass multiplied by a longer moment arm resisting movement.
You are definitely right about the larger wheel making the speedometer a lower value. Usually people try to compensate for the change in wheel + tire diameter by buying lower profile tires. You can get pretty close to the same wheel + tire diameter that way. The price of looking good eh? That being said let me get back to looking for some overweight wheels that I can spend 2500 bucks on so my car looks prettier. -JustICE http://mysite.verizon.net/res77yab/s...ncingfatty.gif |
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justICE explained it perfectly. High Inertia is your enemy in this instance!
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Yes made mine so damn slow I had to supercharge it! ;) haha...
Unless you plan on racing for money then dont worry about it.. put the 20's on ! The G35 looks super hot with 20's and a big fat lip on the rear rims. http://idisk.mac.com/ebayaudio/Public/Carpic.jpg |
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My wheels are pretty light for 20's (25lbs in front, 27lbs in back) but I'm sure mine has slowed down atleast a bit. Though honestly I cannot tell the difference speed wise between them and stock.
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Thanks for the replies fellas. I see that most run 19's and there are a select few that go 20's. I'm leaning towards 20's at this point. BTW, how 'bout posting some pics of your ride, with 20's?
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lorinserbenz,..lol, s/c'ing a good way to compensate for the higher inertia.
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Here are a couple of pics. They are not very good quality but all I have at the moment. I really need to take some quality pics of my car sometime soon!
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