Even if you could make a 17" wheel and 18" wheel weight the same, the 18" wheel will rob more energy to spin.
8950HO said:I e-mailed Maximum Motorsports a while back asking them about 18" wheels.
They said they are used mainly for the bling factor and not for performance.
They also said you will likely loose traction sooner with an 18" wheel and rubber band tire,because there is no sidewall flex which acts as an additional spring in their words.
These are things I had already assumed,plus the additional weight doesn`t help performance which they mentioned.
Big wheels seem to be a trend today,however big isn`t better if performance is in mind when it comes to wheels.
18" and larger wheels are a waste of money,unless you`re a bling boy and favor looks over performance.
Mustang5L5 said:That's true and all, but at what point does a larger wheel diameter start to hurt performance? WHo is to say that anything over a 16" wheel isn't best for performance? Why are 17's ok but 18's are a waste? After all it's only 1"
To set a standard like that is not easy. There are just way too many variables to take into account.
Mustang5L5 said:Even if you could make a 17" wheel and 18" wheel weight the same, the 18" wheel will rob more energy to spin.
san~man said:How can you say this when, assuming you have the same over height due to a lower profile tire on the 18" rim versus the higher profile tire on the 17" rim, rotational mass would be the same (given tire weights being the same)?