Steve,
Apart from the "looks" of better filled wheel arches, the usual performance
related reason for using larger wheels on any car is to enable the use of a
lower profile tyre.
This gives a stiffer and more responsive ride as it reduces the amount of
flex and distortion of the tyre walls and the amount of "suspension"
movement given by the tyres themselves. Using a larger diameter wheel with
low profile tyres enables the rolling circumference of the wheel to be kept
near to normal so that the gearing is not substantially altered.
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From SSWARIN at aol.com <SSWARIN@aol.com>
To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: 30 October 2004 02:23
Subject: 14" Wheels on Spridgets - Advantages?
>Hey Guys,
>
>The 14" wheels do seem to fill up the wheel well space and improve the
looks
>of our spridgets, but are there any other "issues" with the larger wheels?
>Steering? Handling? Suspension? Better? Worse? Inquiring minds....
>
>Steve Swarin
>'74 Midget
>'72 MG
>P.S. I guess I could answer my own questions by swapping wheels on my two
>vehicles, but the weather in Michigan has not been favorable for LBCs the
last
>couple of weeks.
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