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Originally posted by sicones
16's perform no better then 17s if not worse because of the bigger tire you would use, 45 instead of 40 there would be more flex in the sidewall
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for side to side handling yes, but in strait line and getting upto speed on our tq monster hondas, moving the extra weight of the rim an inch farther from the rotating center of the wheel makes eats more power.
at home test if you dont believe me:
get a 2 foot poll with a 5 lb weight on the very end of it. spin it from BCD to TCD (bottom dead center to top dead) then repeat with a 3 foot poll and tell me which one was harder to do.
as for the sidewalls... my 100% intuitive guess on this(read: might be wrong) the smaller sidewalls wouldnt let as much of the rubber "lay down" on the road meaning mroe likely for wheel hop. i noticed it with my 17's (215/40/17 racing harts) over my 15's (205/60/15 stock 94 prelude vtec rims)but it could have been other variables.
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