Phillip Batson <pbatson68@yahoo.com> wrote:
: I never understood the thought process behind 20+
: inches of rim and only 2 inches of tire. (I know it
: has to be smaller to fit because of the rim, duh) I
: just don't get the deal with the big rims. I can
: understand bigger rims for bigger tires so you can
: off-road. Just seems odd/silly to me. <shrug> To each
: his own! :)
Well, a shorter (stiffer) sidewall does help with handling,
and a larger wheel can allow larger diameter brakes to be
installed on the vehicle, but the point of diminishing marginal
returns has been reached a LONG time ago, IMHO! Notice that you
won't find any true performance cars using wheels and tires like
this; its gone beyond performance and into "bling-bling-ville"
where more is better and reality takes a back seat to absurdity.
(Kind've like the entire "rap" subculture itself, which has
hijacked and run away with this trend...)
Its gone to the point now where the largest wheel I would
consider putting on one of my vehicles is around 17", just for
the principle of the thing! I certainly do not want to be
mistaken for an "all bling, no brain" groupie. :-P When it
comes time to put new wheels on the Cuda, I plan to use 15s.
I have a set of wheels already, slated to go on the '96 Dak,
and they are also 15s.
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