Wheel size effects on handling/accelleration
10-10-2019, 07:56 PM
#16
Bigger and bigger wheels and tires are the biggest fallacy to a good handling car. Not only is it uncomfortable and prone to wheel damage on public roads with minefield like portholes, it also adversely have negative good handling attributes. Look at any F1 wheel/tires setup and you'll take note of the tire profiles having quite substantial sidewall depth. There is a reason because even on F1 circuits, the tarmac gets bumpy and the softer sidewall becomes more compliant to cushion the bumps,. Otherwise the car will dance around like a pogo stock. Bigger wheels/tires/spaces, and stiffer suspension sure makes the car looks good, but vanity and performance does not necessarily go together.
It's true that for comfort and for rotten roads tall side walls and skinny wheels are the way to go, but the discussion here is not about that,
please read the original question
For anyone who has switched to a smaller diameter wheel did you notice a marked improvement/decline in performance/turn in/acceleration/etc.?]
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Hatzenbach (10-12-2019)
10-10-2019, 07:59 PM
#17
Bill, he's providing an extreme example to illustrate a point-- that there are trade-offs between tire sidewall and wheel diameter.
10-10-2019, 08:24 PM
#18
Three Wheelin'
What F1 does has little or nothing to do w/ what you may want to do w/ your sedan. That includes the tires
It's true that for comfort and for rotten roads tall side walls and skinny wheels are the way to go, but the discussion here is not about that,
please read the original question
It's true that for comfort and for rotten roads tall side walls and skinny wheels are the way to go, but the discussion here is not about that,
please read the original question
10-10-2019, 08:36 PM
#19
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Hatzenbach (10-12-2019)
02-14-2020, 12:42 AM
#20
Three Wheelin'
And F1 wheels are going bigger...