In a message dated 12/27/01 12:45:33 PM Pacific Standard Time,
mikekerr@innercite.com writes:
<< take a roadster put 7 " wide wheels on it and comparable tires for the
wider
rim and it will out handle the 5.5 inch rims if all else is equal.... Hell
a roadster on stock wheels can "handled like a go cart. " ..... but a 5.5
rim is just not wide enough for the weight of the roadster , just ask any
one who races, which size of rim they'd rather run on 5.5" or 7 " >>
I ran around with a 5.5 inch wheel and it felt fine on the racetrack. But
then I went to a 6.0 Panasport wheel and the difference was quite noticable.
Btw... the same size rubber was used on both wheels.
Calspeed
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