Thread: New Rotas
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Old 06-16-2008, 10:01 PM   #24
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Default Re: New Rotas

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Originally Posted by Z63R
Please pardon me if I step on some Adminny toes, here... but...





What are pics of someone else's car doing here in CTZX3's Rigz thread? They need to become links instead.










The look is subtle, and it's due to practical function instead of some blingy style.

Smaller wheels and tires are lighter and therefore contain less rotating mass, allowing quicker acceleration and better braking.

A smaller overall tire diameter positvely affects the car's "effective" final drive ratio in the form of greater torque multiplication for quicker acceleration.

In other words, this car would click off quicker laptimes than an indentically-prepped and tire'd Focus with larger, heaver wheels with tires exhibiting a larger overall diameter.

I like the look; again, it's subtle.

I'm such a newb sometimes. Posted the wrong link. Sorry
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