[DeTomaso] Wheel Question

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Mon Aug 23 15:16:33 EDT 2010


Quoting Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>:

> From a performance
> point of view: Asa Jay recently put 225/50 front and 235/50 rear tires on
> his car. That surely looks weird from the side but sidewall stiffness is
> greatly improved.

Yes, it looks -very- weird... but it handles great, and gets terrible mileage.
You -can- get tires with a better aspect ratio to make the car stance  
look correct, but you -can't- get them with a speed rating of Z.

Asa Jay
<anyone want to donate some 17" wheels to the cause?>



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