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

Speaking of tyres, do people tend to buy 4 brand-new tyres or simply buy 
only 3 and use the spare on the other wheel?  This would save a fair bit
of 
money, especially considering the cost of 17-inch tyres...

"Just JT" <JohnnyThor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "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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