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Originally Posted by neon_rt
I agree with das2123. SCCA racers actually run on the OEM 14's with 205/60 -14 tires. The 14 and 15 inch wheels may not look the coolest but they work well on 1st gen neons. For every 1 pound you add to the tire/wheel combination, it will slow you down an equivelent of 4 pounds of dead weight. Put those 17's on there and add 10 pounds per corner (4) for a 40 pound increase multiply by 4 (rotating mass multiplier) and you get a 160 pound disadvantage to someone who knows how to race a Neon. Also cornering is degraded compared to the smaller wheels (technical disussion to long to post on this thread).
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Agreed! I know alot of people want to argue the point that overall diameter will be the same and blah, blah, blah...Truth is, it's the inertia that is affected by the bigger rim.