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Donk w/24"s at the strip!

I always wanted to know if there was a performance gain using oversized wheels, guess that proves everything.:crazy: :laugh:
 
thought he would have known better, more money than sense i guess
 
I always wanted to know if there was a performance gain using oversized wheels, guess that proves everything.:crazy: :laugh:


manufacturers and tuners have gone to oversized wheels to allow for bigger brakes. they do also help in the top end, but hurt in the low end.
 
manufacturers and tuners have gone to oversized wheels to allow for bigger brakes. they do also help in the top end, but hurt in the low end.

What advantage do they provide to the top end? Larger diameter wheels create a great rotational inertia that has to be made up by the engine working harder at any rpm. Some of that may be offset by the wheels being lighter, but for the most part larger=harder to turn.
 
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