Can't beat turbine style wheels on the b I am afraid!
Styling 18" Alloys (DO or DO not??)
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Styling 18" Alloys (DO or DO not??)
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hahahahaha very phalic!
Big wheels just ruin your gearing and ride. Tbh b's look best with a decent set of 15/16s and feel better for it too. Yeah with big wheels you cover more distance with each revolution so top speed is a bit faster...but acceleration gets worse. Plus it stresses out the gearbox, driveshafts and cv joints.
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Humm good point. But how does it stress theses parts out as the wheel gets bigger the rubber gets smaller. So I understand the harder ride, and how the body deals with more shock but how does the gear box become affected?
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Well if the wheel is bigger but the tyre is smaller, the wheel (whatever composite) will weigh more than the rubber it is replacing and therefore you will have a higher rotational mass. More weight - more strain. Although its negligible how much stain this will put on the drivetrain.
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Humm good point. But how does it stress theses parts out as the wheel gets bigger the rubber gets smaller. So I understand the harder ride, and how the body deals with more shock but how does the gear box become affected?
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Larger wheels are generally a bit wider. Plus low profile tyres have much less tyre wall and much more contact to the road. So more grip. When youve already fudged the gearing making it harder for the engine to turn one revolution of the wheels as it is. Basically think of it like this...when a car wheelspins energy is being released, if the car has a lot more grip and askew gearing to as it was designed this energy will be released elsewhere..travelling to a weaker spot say cv joints or the box itself because the grip/contact patch is no longer the weak spot. This is why all these kids in puntos on 17's blow boxes for fun.
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hmm, you *might* have a point, but i think it only is a major issue when one drives like a chav...
hmm, you *might* have a point, but i think it only is a major issue when one drives like a chav...
No, I do have a point.
But of course if you drive sensibly then you shouldnt see much of a problem.
