Thread: Tire Options 19's
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Old 04-27-2010, 07:16 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Dr.Awkward View Post
Gotta go bigger, grip=speed
There was actually a recent article in either Road and Track or Car and Driver where they tested bigger wheels (I'm assuming the results would be similar for tires) and found that the bigger the wheels, the slower the acceleration due to the extra weight.
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