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08-27-2012, 01:20 PM | #1 | |
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Wheels 101: what affects ride quality most?
I was wondering if someone can help me understand how wheels affect ride quality:
Steel v light alloy hubs: alloy hubs look better and weigh less. Theoretically less inertia means faster acceleration but when you consider the weight loss per wheel against the weight of the car, I wonder if you can really note a difference between the two? And how does less weight affect ride quality (firmer, softer etc)? Wheel width: I have read on the web that wider tires make for a bumpier ride. I have also read that smaller tires make for a bumpy ride!! Has anyone seen an authoritative source on how tire width affects ride quality? Assuming that rim height is constant (ie 205/55 R17 = 225/50 R17 = 245/45 R17) how does ride quality vary with width? Hub size: plus one or two will improve cornering theoretically at the expense of ride quality as moving from 17” to 19” reduces the wall height. Is anyone ware of brands/ models of tire that are ‘soft?’ Goodyear promotes their Efficient Grip XL as tires with a ‘softer’ rim for comfort. |
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Re: Wheels 101: what affects ride quality most?
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08-27-2012, 04:48 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Wheels 101: what affects ride quality most?
considering these goof ball show offs- with low rider apeal to nobody but geeks=- no body's
big wheels tiny tires mean absolutely nothing- couldn't match anything but "fast an furious" you're in a special class of goof balls that can't fathom real life carry on- space junkies |
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Or we leave them at the same rim hight and reduce the tire width and switch to tires with softer rims (we do not have runflat so I guess the difference wont be much..) The best would be to drop from a 17" to a 16" hub gaining rim but this may not be possible. |
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