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

Daryl Walford wrote:
> George W. Frost wrote:
>> "Just JT" <JohnnyThor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>>> "Pit" <spamlister@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> Just doing some tyre kicking and notice  a lot more vehicles now
>>>> coming out with 17 & 18 inch tyre sizes .
>>>>
>>>> In reality what are the advantages over 16 inch .Which have a lot
less
>>>> orphan sizes and far cheaper to  run .
>>>> $98.00 for decent safe 16  inch tyre against $259 for  17 inch
>>>>
>>>> going through 2 or 3 full sets of tyres  a year   this all adds up .
>>>>
>>>> Serious question based on tyre size ignorance .
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>>> That's why I opted for 16" wheels on my baby Lexus instead of the 17" 
>>> and 18" ones.
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>>> Cheaper.to.replace.and.better.ride.quality.
>>
>>
>> Wrong, better ride quality on the larger wheels
>>
> I'd say the opposite is true because on cars bigger wheels usually have 
> low profile tyres which usually give a poorer ride.

No doubt about it.
I pulled my 18's off the Skyline last week and put the original 17's 
back on for rego inspection due to moving interstate yet again (plus it 
was an excuse to give them a good clean)and the ride was noticeably 
softer with the 17's.

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