EricL

Thanks to AChance, I received an email with the link to the "Sport Compact Car" site. They have the January 2001 issue on line *with* the full article, "Power, Weight, Grip..." The article is about which matters most. They test the accel. times of cars with 16", 17", and 18" wheels *AND* measure the effect of wheel size/weight and size.

They also measure how static weight -- like the number of people in the car -- influences performance.

A big thanks to AChance -- he deserves the credit for finding this out!

here is the link:

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com

Click on "this month". When you get the new page, you will see a picture of the FEB 2001 issue, with a "Past Issues" below it.
Then select January 2001.
Then select "Power, Weight, Grip! Which Matters Most?"




[This message has been edited by EricL (edited 01-07-2001).]

Type S

yah i have heard that sometimes on some cars..17" wheel will be faster and better performace tthan the same wide 18" tires ..if i want to change the rims..i will still go 17" but a bit wider...

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EricL

The article tried to keep things equal (Same make tires, wheels, etc in 16, 17, 18 inch sizes). I think someone can get an 18" wheel that is really light and strong that will outperform the 17s. However, the 18" wheels better be light *and* seem to be expensive for the really cool light ones.

(I guess I going to have to e-mail all the vendors and ask them if they will add rotation inertia specs -- NOT)