Hmmm...I'm not a car guy, but isn't the point of the large diameter wheels for
low profile tires for high speed cornering?
In a racing car, as you go around the corner, the sidewalls flex because of
the centrifugal force that they must transport to the car
By using low profile tires and
It's all relative.
Relative to the road the bottom of the wheel is in fact /almost/ stationary.
There is a tiny bit of slip, depending on whether it's a driven wheel or not.
Obviously if there is a lot of relative motion between the road surface and the
bottom of the tire, then you've lost
From: Mr. Sharkey
>> Remember that the top of a tire is moving forward
>> at *twice* the speed of the car
>I was discussing this a short while back with a friend. If the top of
>the tire is moving at 2x, the axle is moving at 1x, then the bottom
>of the tire would have to be standing still. But
> Remember that the top of a tire is moving forward
> at *twice* the speed of the car
I was discussing this a short while back with a friend. If the top of
the tire is moving at 2x, the axle is moving at 1x, then the bottom
of the tire would have to be standing still. But we all know that it
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
Oversize wheels are a styling gimmick. Once the wheels are big enough to clear
the brakes, making them larger has no
practical value that I can see. They only add unsprung mass and inertia.
They decrease the vehicle's efficiency, and possibly its handling and
On 17 Jun 2020 at 17:01, Willie via EV wrote:
> Consider the honesty incorporated in Tesla's no advertise policy. IF
> you decide on your on that you want it, then buy it. Else, do not
> buy.
That's fine, if it works for them, but Teslas are also a fine example of
what I'm talking about.
> I'll never understand this bizarre styling trend for making
> massive car wheels with thin little tires
When I was spending my hang-out-online time at a popular VW forum
(vwvortex), there were constantly users complaining about how they
hit some pothole or other, usually in a big city, and
On 6/17/20 4:51 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I'll never understand this bizarre styling trend for making massive car
wheels with thin little tires that look like they belong on a bicycle. It
just keeps getting more excessive year by year.
The thing that's REALLY amusing is that you
On 17 Jun 2020 at 12:37, Mr. Sharkey via EV wrote:
> apparently manufacturers are dropping support for the 14" wheel
> diameter throughout the industry.
You should try looking for 12" or 13" tires, especially in LRR. It can be
quite a challenge to keep old conversions and C-cars properly
One of the reasons for posting here was to expand my search to the
knowledge base that exists on the mailing list. I wanted to be sure
that I wasn't overlooking any viable options by being too narrow in
my search field (mostly tirerack.com)
Apparently, according to searches on the Pirelli web
and 30,000 miles and
they still have good tread left.
The tires on the del Sol are 185/60 R14.
Mike
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Subject: Re: [EVDL] LRR Tires: Research tips
Bill;
No worries on the Audi spring swap. I went into it with eyes open,
just the tip that the springs were compatible helped me move forward.
I think that a complete spring/shock assembly *is* a drop-in
replacement. Whether the ride height is completely stock afterwards
is open to question,
I was certain that the Audi 4000 springs were a drop in replacement on
the Rabbit. I perhaps the springs varied in diameter from year to year,
or perhaps according to the country. Sorry that the spring mounts on the
Rabbit needed to be changed. :-( Not such "good" advice, considering
the
Great tech advice as usual, Bill.
Contacting a wheel repair place here in Oregon (Eugene area is the
closest), I find that straightening the three slightly deformed 14x6"
factory alloy wheels that I intended to use is $150 each. I about
choked on that price, then I found out what a set of
Give Woody a call. *1-303-936-0232 *Tell them you are
an old friend of Bill & Eva and they will get this "sorted" as they say
in NZ. :-)
Bill & Eva
> Your choices will probably be wider if you splurge for
> 15" wheels and fit lower profile tires...
David, thanks, I'll look into the
I would steer away (so to speak) from wheel adapters. They are a kluge
at best and dangerous at worst.
4x100mm is a _very_ common size. Supposedly, there are 850 different car
models with 4x100mm wheels:
https://sizemywheels.com/lz-pcd/4-100
and about half of those have a 38mm offset (ET):
> Your choices will probably be wider if you splurge for
> 15" wheels and fit lower profile tires...
David, thanks, I'll look into the Nokian's. 185-65/14 will work
although I'd prefer them in 60-series tires.
This ~would~ be a whole lot easier if I was willing to bump up a
wheel size, but
I've used Nokian WR and WR G2 tires with very good results. They'd coast a
long way. Mine weren't horribly noisy. Wear rate was so-so; anything over
40k was pushing it.
Nokian make an LRR WR G4 (later generation) tire in 185-65-14. Would that
work? They will probably be hard to find, and
The Goodyear Invicta GLR's on my car finally had to be replaced after
all these years. Tire wear was one factor, but mostly, they were
beginning to look unsafe, all checked and separating. The random
take-off used tires I had on hand to replace them bit me with a 13%
increase in energy
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