On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > I agree. Someone was paid good money to come up with the appropriate > wheels > for any given vehicle - a combination of appearance, performance, handling, > and safety. He has way more knowledge than I do (perhaps even letters > after > his name!), and I defer to his judgment on wheel selection. > > Better tire selection; we have plenty (Kumho, Hankook, Nokian, and a host > of > others in appropriate sizes and structures; if/when that changes I'll go to > another size. Appearance: in the eye of the beholder, but I think big rims > look goofy. Performance: mine is fine. Not fast, but fine. I have a > higher fourth gear for lower rpms at cruise
Wait--do you mean that you have a non-stock fourth gear? Cuz if so, well, it just brings up a question about the person who was paid good money to decide what that gear should be :). (Apologies in advance if that isn't what you meant by that--I'm too ignorant to know the difference, truth be told. So, apologies anyway, I guess :) mike and haven't lost acceleration to > bigger wheels. Safety; slightly lower CG for better handling, other than > that, I'm not that well-paid expert in the earlier paragraph. > > Karl Wolz > > |
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