Tires for Front Wheel drive - is bigger better?
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From: In the hills between San Miguel and Parkfield - "up in the boonie lands", Central Coast of California, Wine Country
Tires for Front Wheel drive - is bigger better?
For performance and styling big tires are great for rear wheel drives - but what about front wheel drive?
Smaller but wider?
Taller but thinner?
What are the opinions and why?
Smaller but wider?
Taller but thinner?
What are the opinions and why?
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O.K. so wider tires - but how about size?
Is there some best in the range between 13-17"?
Smaller easier to turn and larger are faster? What are the physics here?
Is there some best in the range between 13-17"?
Smaller easier to turn and larger are faster? What are the physics here?
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less weight, closer to the center of the circle will always accelerate quicker. Larger overal diameter will give you a gearing advantage biased towards top speed, if you have enough power to spin them.
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The smallest rims that will fit over your brakes will be the best. You can change the gearing by switching out your rear end for a different one, but the weight advantage of smaller rims will be there regardless. Smaller, lighter rims and tires decrease the amount of mass your engine has to accelerate and your tires and steering wheel have to turn, which will help both performance and gas mileage. Some of the Lotus guys actually will run smaller rims and tires than stock for these reasons. This works for any car, not just FWD ones.
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