Scott Johnson wrote:
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> Anyone else think the GRM wheel article was a little hokey? Of course the
> 17's were fastest-they were the widest wheel/tire combo! I would have
> rather seen 225/50-15 versus 225/45-16 versus 225/40-17 on indentical
> make 8 or 7 inch wide rims. I'll put my money on the 15's for speed.
I agree totally. Actually, more strongly -- the article was useless
and worse, misleading. All of the differences they found could be
attributed to the differences in widths or the different style of tire.
Further, there were significant (unnecessary) differences in weight as well,
which could have been the source of differences. I'd love to know which
attributes correspond to which differences in ride and performance.
Luckily, the rest of the GRM issue was _much_ more informative.
Brian
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