> From: PaxsACR@aol.com (pax rolfe)
> Subject: Re: Fw: 18" rubber? Talk amongst yerselves ;-)
>
> In a message dated 1/26/99 4:14:49 PM Central Standard Time,
> msirota@isc.upenn.edu writes:
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> << PaxsACR@aol.com wrote:
> > Why not allow any size wheel diameter in Stock?
>
> Because then everyone would have to buy lots of wheels and tires in
> order to test all the possibilities?>>
>
> We do that now already.....
I, for one, find the thought of putting 13 inch wheels on the back of my
porsche (to gain gearing advantage) to be a really perverse/appealing
idea. :-)
Now, this isn't fair to the FWD people, because they probably can't downside
2 inches and get a wheel that will clear the brake caliper.
> Wheels are a wear item?>>
>
> Yup, ever hear of potholes, curbs, juvenile delinquents. Name the 2 most
> commonly changed items on a car- the radio, and the wheels
>
I dunno what part of the world you're from, but where I live (pothole-
ridden NeOhio), people replace brake pads, shocks, mufflers, etc. a lot
more often than they replace wheels. I'd go so far as to say that most
of the people I know have orginal wheels on thier cars.
> <<> Anybody that is serious about this sport buys another set of wheels
> > anyway.
>
> So they have a set of factory wheels they can use for race rubber, and
> they can use their new wheels for the street.
>
> I'd much rather remove the after-market wheel allowance altogether!
>
I'm not sure I agree with this, but in my case it doesn't matter, anyway.
Nobody makes a 15-inch wheel for porsche 924S/944 cars (from what I have
been able to find).
I'm not sure about the 17-for-18 swap, but I know the idea of any diameter
in stock is a Bad Idea.
pat(i've had some bad ideas, from time to time)mac
Pat MacAvoy
a.k.a. konekiller@tridelta.com
84 CS RX7 GSL-SE (for sale, see http://www.suite224.net/~patmac)
88 CS 924S-SE (CS gun)
86 944 Luxobarge
87 Crown Vic (SlowSoloTow)
93 Crown Vic (SecondSoloTow)
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