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

"Noddy" <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Daryl Walford" <dwalford@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I'd say the opposite is true because on cars bigger wheels usually have

>> low profile tyres which usually give a poorer ride.
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> Yep, they do.
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> *However*, the larger the overall diameter of the wheel/tyre the better
it 
> will deal with irregularities in the road surface. The cu****oning effect

> of a small sidewall is a different story.
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Agree here. Low-profile and larger diameter tyres are not inclusive. Our
SUV 
has large diameter tyres but no chance they're low profile.

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