Rims

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

> Additionally,
> they suck power from you during acceleration due to higher moment of
> inertia, and adversely affect handling because of the higher unsprung
> weight.  On top of all that, once I spent way too much money on a set of
> Hock-Rs, I decided that they look silly.  Way too much open space and not
> enough brake disc.  The 10.1s in the front don't look TOO bad, but the
> rear discs are really goofy.  Almost as bad as the posers with 17" on a
> Mazda Protoge with their tiny rear brake drums spray painted bright
> yellow.


hey now... im sorry, but the effect on moment of inertia is not THAT
noticable, and the whole 'tiny rear disc' thing isnt that bad as long as
your discs look nicer than stock (i.e. x-drilled or slotted).
Al