Ok, thanks!
-Arnold
"Gee, Brain. What are we going to do tonight?"
"Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try and take over the world!"
>From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
>To: "Clifford Richardson" <the_brain7@hotmail.com>, <mrclem@telocity.com>,
> <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: 15' front, 16' rear...better performance?
>Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 15:16:37 -0700
>
>Stiffer is usually better, but only to a point because if you get it too
>stiff your traction will suffer. And if you change one end of the car
>without touching the other end, the relative difference between front and
>rear will change the handling. Stickier rear with same front will probably
>increase understeer. This could be good or bad, depending on what you want.
>However, my guess is that it won't make much difference.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Clifford Richardson
>Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 14:20
>To: mrclem@telocity.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: 15' front, 16' rear...better performance?
>
>
>The new rims should be the same width as the old ones, but I'll have to
>double-check that. I do want to stay in stock until I learn how to better
>handle my car so I guess this thread is purely for information. I'm
>realizing just how much I DON'T know about the dynamics involved when going
>to different-sized wheels. :-)
>
> >Extra width: more rubber, usually means more traction
> >Narrower sidewall: stiffens the ride, could be good or bad depending on
>the
> >car
>It's a BMW 318i. Does that make it good or bad?
>
>Please bear with me. The number of stupid questions I ask will decrease in
>time, I promise.
>
>Thanks for your input, Michael.
>
>-Arnold
>"Gee, Brain. What are we going to do tonight?"
>"Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try and take over the world!"
>
>
>
> >From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
> >To: "Clifford Richardson" <the_brain7@hotmail.com>,
> ><ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: RE: 15' front, 16' rear...better performance?
> >Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 13:45:45 -0700
> >
> >First and most notably, it will change your gearing -- that is, unless
>you
> >use a lower profile tire to ensure the overall wheel diameter is the
>same.
> >Bigger wheels = taller gear = less acceleration in each gear, yet higher
> >top
> >speed in each gear.
> >
> >With the two sizes you gave, the 225/50-16 makes for a slightly larger
> >overall wheel. But the difference is only about 1% so the it is probably
> >irrelevant.
> >
> >Since for all practical purposes the overall diameter of the wheel hasn't
> >changed, the only real differences are:
> >
> >Extra width: more rubber, usually means more traction
> >Narrower sidewall: stiffens the ride, could be good or bad depending on
>the
> >car
> >Bigger rims: could make the wheel lighter or heavier, depending on the
>rims
> >
> >BTW, using different sized wheels will make your car illegal for stock
> >categories.
> >
> >You didn't mention whether the new rims would be wider than the old ones.
> >If
> >they are, you might need a different offset.
> >
> >That's about all I can think of.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Clifford Richardson
> >Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 13:21
> >To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: 15' front, 16' rear...better performance?
> >
> >
> >Question: How does having larger rear tires on a rwd vehicle affect it's
> >performance? I don't mean wider although I'd love to hear inputs about
>that
> >too. Although I've been planning to upgrade to wider tires all around for
> >some time now, a thought just occurred to me: just upgrading the rears
>from
> >205/60-15 to 225/50-16. Will the smaller wheels up front give me "better"
> >steering while bigger ones in the rear put more power to the road?
> >
> >-Arnold
> >"Gee, Brain. What are we going to do tonight?"
> >"Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try and take over the world!"
> >
> >
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