Yup, except that I don't think the moment of inertia per wheel/tire went down with the new setup, even with the 0.75" decrease in overall diameter. The reason being that the new wheels/tires weigh a lot more than my old ones. I went from the stock 15" wheels with Firehawk tires to 16" Cougar wheels with Yokos, and the 16" combo weighs around 12lbs more per tire/wheel than before. These Z-rated tires sure are heavy.

Also, I suspect that the force required to overcome the moment of inertia of the tires is not that significant when compared to the force needed to accelerate a 3000lb mass. One of these days I'm going to try some calculations..

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