Re: Anyone running 17" wheels?

["magicalbus2004" <magicalbus2004@xxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AMC74HORNET@xxxx wrote:
> I have never run 17" wheels on anything but have a friend who has 
and
> have watched these installed on cars on the TV car shows. Due to the
> small height of the low profile tires the side wall of the tire is 
very
> stiff and causes a harsh ride as it transmits all road 
irregularities to
> the car whare as a normal tire with a taller softer side wall 
absorbs
> more of the road vibrations. My friend hit a pot hole and broke a 
wheel,
> lost control and went off the road. Luckily there was only minor 
damage
> to the car and no one was hurt. I have seen on a few car shows on TV
> that installed 17" wheels and they all said you had to go to larger
> brakes to make the car stop properly. Big and Little's are good for
> aesthetics and a straight line but not much on handling.
> I have 14" wheels on the yellow Hornet with the metric equal of
> E-60-14's in back with 8" wheels slightly narrower tire up front 
with
> 7" wheels for sway bar clearance. The yellow car will keep this 
tire and
> wheel combo even when the V-8 is installed. The orange car has the 
same
> size tires as the yellow car with 8" wheels all around. Tire 
clearance
> on the front fenders is at a minimum on the orange car due to the 8"
> wheel with and offset. I like a car that handles as I am a hard 
driver. 
> "Doc"