| Author | Message | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 2321 Registered: 8-2002 |
Wayne, you're right...! i'm so foolish...! i don't know why they looked smaller the first time i looked... maybe it was just the position of the car in the picture... Thanks for clearing that up, Mr. Ausbrooks, 'ppreciate it...  By the way, Terry, if you're reading this, that's a very nice car you have... Very nice... | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 986 Registered: 8-2002 |
DES, it's your imagination. Both the front and rear wheels on that car are 14". Take a look Terry's car in his profile. Those are also 14" front and rear. The difference in the Campagnolos (my pic) vs the Cromodoras (Terry's car) is that the Campys are wider and have a deeper set-in hub that gives them a nice concave shape. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 2317 Registered: 8-2002 |
Robin, i just re-read my post and saw the obfuscation- i know the tires are the rubber part, i should've worded my statements better, sorry... But if you look at the Dino in question, you'll see the wheels in the front tires are smaller than the wheels in the rear tires- isn't too small not good...? & isn't too big no good, either...? For example, if i put 22" rims, in my tires, the rim of the rim could be more easily damaged or dented if i hit a bump, thus causing some type of regular performance from the tire, correct...? Or am i totally talking out of my ass, here...? i ask, because i would never put 20+" rims or wheels in my tires like you see on cars in rap videos, because as i understand it, they inhibit performance... So, when i saw that picture of the Dino, i was wondering if the front wheels were too small and would that cause any problems... | ||
| Robin Overcash (Robin)
New member Username: Robin Post Number: 41 Registered: 1-2003 |
Not sure this really makes sense... the wheel/rim is the metal part, the tire is the rubber part. The tire goes on the wheel, not the other way around. Also, you can't put a tire on a wheel that's not the same size. Having said that, I think the question is basically "do bigger wheels help?" and the answer is "it depends." There are so many variables involved.. the weight, width, rolling diameter, etc. As far as 18" being an optimal size for sports cars, that's not really true. A Lotus Elise doesn't need 18" wheels.. they need to be in proportion with the car. Big enough to contain a good sized brake disk, but not too big to increase rotational mass to an unecessary degree. -R | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 2309 Registered: 8-2002 |
i borrowed the title for this thread, from Terry Limehouse's original thread, in General Ferrari Discussion... If you go to that thread, you'll see that Mr. Ausbrooks posted a picture of a Ferrari Dino- the wheels on the front tires are smaller than the wheels on the rear tires... Now for my point... i remember reading somewhere that putting rims or wheels on tires that are too big (20"+) are not good for the rims or the tires or for performance... What i read also stated that the opposite is also true- putting rims or wheels on tires that are too small (14" and lower) are not good, as well (like the front wheels on the Dino in the picture mentioned above)... The article added that 18" rims or wheels are optimal for sports cars- is there any truth to this...? i made this a separate thread because, all too often, i end up 'jacking someone else's thread and i didn't want to do that; also, i'm hoping this will get a lot of feedback with a lot of information... Any input would be appreciated... Thanks... |