Reply to "15" Wheel Upgrade!"

lashssMember

Umm...yes.

On this car, the shocks are non-typical but likely factory installed.

Regardless, they were obvoously made for the 15s.

My old car had the standard, OEM suspension, stock wheels and modern rubber.

I drove it back to back with an identical car which had 17s and modern rubber installed. There was no comparison.

The stock wheeled car did everything better than the one with 17s. It felt faster, lighter and handled much more predictably.

On my current car, I can take the slightly bumpy section of my favorite road 10mph faster than before.

The suspension is controlling less weight now and following the undulations in the road is easier. The increase in grip is impressive. There is less need for mid corner corrections due to road surface changes.

Inspired by this, I am going to experiment with a narrower (and lighter) tire stretched a bit. I am going to use a state of the art 2017 tire in an R compound to compensate for the loss of section width.

5/23/176:55 PM

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