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Will putting rims on a car make the handleling any different?
SyntheticTrust
yea. bigger rims (if not measured correctly and such) might make the
transmission work harder and have longer revs (or shorter but im sure its
longer).
if the rims are thicker (to put it simple), then u will have more ground
contact, which will provide better grip.
Inygknok
I thought wheels already have rims on them :screwy:
fudge
Not mine, mine are hubcaps
SyntheticTrust
bigger rims wont make the car handle better its better tires that will make
the car handle better
bigdaveangell
huh? wheels and rims are the same thing! wheel is the correct term.
:thumbs:
glagon1979
Good thing the Hobo isn't here. Do a search on "rims" and look at vwhobo's
responses.
The rim is the outer part of the wheel (even though long time companies
call the whole thing "rim" depending on what industry you're in).
ChrisV
This is the key. The rubber is where EVERYTHING done to your car makes a
difference. Without the right rubber, no suspension settings of
modifications OR power modifications will do any good. Those 4 little
patches of rubber on the ground is what controls everything else that the
car does.
Bigger wheels (in diameter) allow for larger brakes, but even if you're not
using larger brakes, it means using tires with smaller sidewalls. Short
sidewalls on the tire mean less deflection when cornering or changing
direction, making for more stable handling (though it also means less
warning when they do lose grip and more difficulty in regaining grip)
Wider wheels means you can use a wider tire. This means that the lateral
direction of the contact patch is increased, along the force vector created
when cornering. Again, increasing grip.
In all cases, you're trying to optimize the tire contact patch and tire
deflection by going with larger wheels, if you're looking for performance
gains.
If you don't NEED performance gains, then larger wheels fill up the
fenderwels better and make a car look less like it was drawn by a 5 year
old. ;) You just have to watch clearance.
Yes, large wheels weigh more and can in fact slow you down slighly. But on
a primarily street driven car, the differnce is usually unnoticeable, or at
least insignificant.
ChrisV
hey chris you said the rim is the outer part of the wheel, ? is this true,
i thought rims were the inner parts and tires or tyres or rubber were the
outer part, and a "wheel" is the tyre on the rim in one package, if im
wrong please tell me :ohcrap:
BanffAutoSpa_ap
The tire is not part of the wheel. The WHEEL is the metal part, the tire is
the rubber part. The rim is the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is
attached.
ChrisV
no im really confused
BanffAutoSpa_ap
Also don't forget, the wider your contact patch, on anything besides
unimaginably well preprared road surface, will mean more dust on the
wheels, REDUCING traction.
Pretty much stick with what you have, it's the fastest combination, 9 times
out of 10 huge rims SLOW DOWN your car.
Legion5
RIM:
http://www.tractorpartsinc.com/images_products/3397_big.jpg
WHEEL:
http://www.pro-lineracing.com/proline/wheels/2674-77/2674-41-2.jpg
TIRE:
http://www.endexit.com/pix/tire.jpg
car_crazy89
Where did this info come from? More dust on the wheels reducing
traction?
Sorry guy, but that's just made up hogwash.
ChrisV
i still dont even get wtf hes talking about.....
Inygknok
