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Re: [Scirocco] Wheel Question
At 01:34 AM 4/14/2000 , Kevin Stoddard wrote:
>OK Dave,... Let me see if I understand. We (that's the collective
>"Scirocco driving" we) spend bunches of money to squeeze horsepower out
>of our engines, or to swap 16V engine into them. Then we spend more
>money on high dollar springs and struts and swaybars. We do all of this
>to improve the performance of our car. Then, for purely cosmetic
>reasons, we put heavy, performance robbing wheels on them so "we be
>stylin'"? I guess I'll skip the style and start hunting for some
>performance wheels and tires. You have opened my eyes. I just want to
>be able to embarrass Camaros and Mustangs and the occasional Beemer,...
>I'm more interested in "go" than "show". Also, the low aspect ratio
>tires (<50) cost more than the 60-70 series models.
Um, yeah, sure... but you don't think there's a handling advantage to
having a wide, low-profile tire mounted on a larger rim? Handling (and not
just overall grip) is an essential part of a car's performance. And you're
forgetting that lower-profile tires are more expensive because they're
generally much higher performance tires.
...I paid like $70 a piece for my 195/50-15 Potenza RE71s, and I bet I'd
out-handle anyone with 13s or 14s on their car...
My $0.02
Jason
(Looky there, only back on the list for a week and already I've started a
fight... ;)
> > Weren't you the one that mentioned about picking up a TSW wheel and
>noticing
> > how heavy it was? You said that it was aluminum, and I am 90% sure TSW
> > doesn't make an aluminum wheel. They have alloy wheels. If it was
> > aluminum, it would have been noticeably lightweight.
>
>I said aluminum. I guess what I meant was not steel. I didn't check the
>tag for the metallurgical composition. (Would they even say?)
>
> > In the end, big wheels are expensive and the tires required aren't
>cheap
> > either. You can find a very decent set of 13" Panasports (used) and
>mount a
> > 205/60/13 tire on them to have a wheel with more contact patch than a
>14"
> > with 185/60/14. Since the sidewalls on the 13's are so tall, the risk
>of
> > bends would be very minimal. If you want cheap, don't look at big
>wheels.
> > The majority of the gains are cosmetic.
>
>How wide a wheel would you need for a 205/60-13?
>
> > Now, if I could only find a cheap set of 13" Panasports...
>
>If you find two sets let me know!
>
>-kevin in Texas
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