Talk about cars and motoring here!

Adrian Wong · 24th May 2005, 05:12 AM

Hehe.. About time for a thread about cars and motoring. Let's keep it rolling with questions and answers.

Okay, my car has 15" sports rims which, I think, make it look a lot nicer than it really is.

But I was wondering.. what are the pros and cons of larger rims vs. smaller ones?

Yeah, my chat with Jeremy and Chai two weeks back got me thinking about it.

mahakanjus · 24th May 2005, 10:45 AM

my oh my those two can surely corrupt a person.

who is the master and who is the apprentice?

Adrian Wong · 24th May 2005, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mahakanjus

my oh my those two can surely corrupt a person.

who is the master and who is the apprentice?

LOL!! Seriously... what are the pros and cons?

I found 15" rims to look really nice, at least on my Proton Wira... but I think they said that 15" may be pushing it?

siddiq · 24th May 2005, 12:55 PM

ok a noob here.

large rims looks nice. small rim looks dull

but small rims means more thick tyre so more comfortable compare to very thin tyres.

bizkid21 · 24th May 2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Hehe.. About time for a thread about cars and motoring. Let's keep it rolling with questions and answers.

Okay, my car has 15" sports rims which, I think, make it look a lot nicer than it really is.

But I was wondering.. what are the pros and cons of larger rims vs. smaller ones?

Yeah, my chat with Jeremy and Chai two weeks back got me thinking about it.

wat model is ur wira? i think 15" for wira is ok, wont be affect much on the car.

having a larger rims on ur car will affect ur FC if the rims is too big for the car, and ur speed meter will affect also, ur actual speed will not b so accurate. and it also affect ur car pick up also, coz when the rims get bigger the weight also get heavier.

mahakanjus · 24th May 2005, 01:25 PM

yup... tyres with higher sidewalls are able to absorb the bumps better than those with lower sidewalls. 15" on wiras seem to be ok to me. you'll have to live with slightly lower sidewalls and a speedo thats not accurate (not to say they were accurate to begin with anyway)

Adrian Wong · 24th May 2005, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by bizkid21

wat model is ur wira? i think 15" for wira is ok, wont be affect much on the car.

having a larger rims on ur car will affect ur FC if the rims is too big for the car, and ur speed meter will affect also, ur actual speed will not b so accurate. and it also affect ur car pick up also, coz when the rims get bigger the weight also get heavier.

Hmm.. Affect the fuel consumption? How so? And what effect are we talking about? More fuel consumption or less?

Well, I think my sports rims are made from metal alloy so it should be lighter than the standard steel wheels.

Adrian Wong · 24th May 2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mahakanjus

yup... tyres with higher sidewalls are able to absorb the bumps better than those with lower sidewalls. 15" on wiras seem to be ok to me. you'll have to live with slightly lower sidewalls and a speedo thats not accurate (not to say they were accurate to begin with anyway)

Hmm.. Won't tyre pressure affect drive comfort? I'm keeping the pressure relatively low...

Hmm.. The speedometer is not accurate? So, the reading will be less.. or more??

zy · 24th May 2005, 03:45 PM

hmmm .. thicker tyres are better for comfort..
the tyre preasure must be too low esp. if you are going on long journeys..
low preasure tyres heat up faster if i'm not mistaken

usually you need to calibrate the speedometer when your tyre size is different

hmm .. i think bigger tyres will show "lower" speed on the speedometer..

Chai · 24th May 2005, 03:50 PM

Changing rims should not affect the speedometer much if the tyre size remained the same.

Heavier rims will affect the performance and the fuel consumption. Bigger rims normally means heavier.

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