Re: Why more 17& 18 inch wheels on new vehicles

"Feral Al" <plonked@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> His statement was correct Nod, without needing qualification.

No, it wasn't.

He didn't mention same overall diameter, just "larger" and "smaller"
wheels. 
The short answer is the larger the overall diameter the more able the
wheel 
is to deal with rough stuff. The downer as far as car wheels is concerned
is 
that the larger the wheel the lower the tyre profile tends to be, and the 
worse the ride quality gets.

Which itself is due to the tyre. Ultra low profile on any sized wheel will

ride like ****.

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Regards,
Noddy.