At 04:34 PM 4/16/98 -0600, you wrote:
> From:Tim Roller >starwolf@bewellnet.com
>
> > To start off with, do you have a V-6 or a V-8?? One reason I'm asking is
>'cause with such a meaty wheel and tire, you'll think you're only firing on
>4 cylinders. The gearing would at least have to be on a V-6 around 3.9's to
>have any ability of having any power. Even with a V-8 and 3.5's for a
>gearing you'd still notice a big power loss when taking off from a stop. Now
>once you got going the momentum would catch up with all the trucks weight
>and tire and wheel combo.
If I understand you right, you're saying that a larger tire would take
more power to spin? If so, this wouldn't be an issue if you went with
a lower profile tire to keep the overall diameter the same though, would it?
If one did go to a larger overall diameter tire, would the off the line
performance really be affected that much?
-Jon-
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