18x9 RIMS IN FRONT -- HELP
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bigger? or wider? By bigger I'm guessing they meant taller sidewall. That gives worse hadling. Gas mileage will hardly be affected and as long as you get decent tires hydroplaining won't be a problem.
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giong from 15 to 18's i notice power loss due to heavier wheels. there for when i want to accelerate i need to use ore gas so then my gas milage goes down. also widder tires gives more resistance. so therefore u need to use more gas
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Originally posted by Jano
I don't know Merclover, but common sense says more rubber on the road usually increases your handling since grip on the road is more readily available. NOT less! As for gas consumption, I don't have the facts precisely, but I don't see how an inch or more on a wheel will affect mileage that greatly. Driving habits and conditions should still be the greater factor to consider.
I don't know Merclover, but common sense says more rubber on the road usually increases your handling since grip on the road is more readily available. NOT less! As for gas consumption, I don't have the facts precisely, but I don't see how an inch or more on a wheel will affect mileage that greatly. Driving habits and conditions should still be the greater factor to consider.
wider tires are only good if it's dry. as well..wider tires will make your car track funny bevause of the grooves of the roads.
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Tp, that's crazy. Even if the wheels are five pounds heavier the low profile tire will weigh less to help even it out. I can assure all of you there will be hardly any difference in gas mileage by changing out wheels and tires.
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tp's right...
if you compare two tires, one say 195 and the other 255, the smallest tire will have less surface area in contact with the ground than the 255, therefore the friction experienced on the 255 tires wil be greater therefore needing more driving force to accelerate and/or keep speeds constant, plus added that this change in size is applied to all four wheels so the force which friction can exert can be significantly bigger in comparison, so the car will suck more gas than before.
about the hydroplanning, only the clumsiest of drivers would need to be concerned about that
if you compare two tires, one say 195 and the other 255, the smallest tire will have less surface area in contact with the ground than the 255, therefore the friction experienced on the 255 tires wil be greater therefore needing more driving force to accelerate and/or keep speeds constant, plus added that this change in size is applied to all four wheels so the force which friction can exert can be significantly bigger in comparison, so the car will suck more gas than before.
about the hydroplanning, only the clumsiest of drivers would need to be concerned about that
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I understand if you are comparing 195 and 255, that's a huge difference. But if you went from lets say a 195/65/15 to a 205/60/15 there would not be a significant difference. My 225/40/18 are the same width as my old 205/55/16's. Therefore I maintain gas mileage and traction and what not.
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yeah sometimes when I have a big dinner and I take a drive home, I notice that the extra weight in my stomach dramatically slows down my car. It seems as if I was trailing a boat or something. Does this have to do with larger surface area too?:p
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Originally posted by DougandhisC280
Tp, that's crazy. Even if the wheels are five pounds heavier the low profile tire will weigh less to help even it out. I can assure all of you there will be hardly any difference in gas mileage by changing out wheels and tires.
Tp, that's crazy. Even if the wheels are five pounds heavier the low profile tire will weigh less to help even it out. I can assure all of you there will be hardly any difference in gas mileage by changing out wheels and tires.
Also, how are your 225/40R18 the same width as your 205/55R16? Using an example tire, like the Bridgestone S-03, the 225 is an 8.3" tread width, and the 205 is a 7.6" tread width... so the newer tire is 10% wider! That's significant. If you don't think 10% is significant, try moving someplace with 10% sales tax.
Oh yeah, did you get your wheels from Tirerack? If so, I recommend replacing the lugs with something real.
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Oh yeah, did you get your wheels from Tirerack? If so, I recommend replacing the lugs with something real.
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Originally posted by DougandhisC280
Whose got a 15 by 6 inch rim??? Mine were 15 by 7 stock.
Whose got a 15 by 6 inch rim??? Mine were 15 by 7 stock.
I was asking about the lugs because so far I've broken 12 lugs from Tirerack in about one year. They break in twos or threes, so something to watch for. These are only the cone seat lugs, the ones I got from Tirerack for Carlssons (same as AMGs) haven't broken.
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15 by 5.5??? My 190 comes with 15 by 6.5. What's the deal with your skinny wheels? I never had a problem with tirerack lugs before. I had them on my old wheels. They did tarnish and rust pretty easily which didn't look very nice but they did the job.
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Originally posted by DougandhisC280
15 by 5.5??? My 190 comes with 15 by 6.5. What's the deal with your skinny wheels?
15 by 5.5??? My 190 comes with 15 by 6.5. What's the deal with your skinny wheels?
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Gas...?
If any of us could afford a Benz, gas consumption shouldn't be a major concern. If the increase in gas cost is due to bigger wheels and tires in several or tens of dollars per month, maybe an electric hybrid car might be in the cards. But since this thread is about bigger wheels and tires, gas consumption and cost I suppose should be talked about.
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Originally posted by henry47
damn scorchie, 15x5.5, wtf are you sure your car isn't a civic?
damn scorchie, 15x5.5, wtf are you sure your car isn't a civic?
That wheel is ET49, too. No wonder people have problems when they put ET35 on their 124/201s.
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Originally posted by DougandhisC280
I put ET 35 on my 190 with no problems at all.
I put ET 35 on my 190 with no problems at all.
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Originally posted by DougandhisC280
What's that supposed to mean?
What's that supposed to mean?
Or, if you just don't know what aggressive means in this context, I apologize. It means your car has skinny tires. And sits high. (Mine sits high too, but I don't run skinny tires.)
Here's a pointer to Merriam-Webster to highlight the meaning of "aggressive". See point #4.
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=aggressive
By the same meaning... you ARE aggressive when it comes to driving your post count higher. Even if it's by always asking "What's that mean?"
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