Chappers Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 thinking of getting some new wheels but i'm not sure about a few things 1) if i get 17s how much will they cluck up my performance, considering i have loads of torque cos i have TD 2) if i got 16" cossie rims what size tyres would i need to stop then ruining the performance too? 3)anyone in essex want to lend me some 17s for about an hour to try out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 LOL just noticed that because i've recently put som 195/60 R14s on then a move to 205/40/ r17 will change the diameter by 6mm so it won't make a difference.. also the change from my old 14s to the new 14s didn't change my performance at all... must be another great advantage of having diesels!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 going from 14's to 17's WILL/DOES make a difference, i have recently done this and there is a big difference, you loose loads-o-power, it is especially noticable when accelerating, i dont know how it effects top speed as ive only gont upto since having the 17's on. dont forget, 17's will be wider and much heavier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 ah but... you don't have as much torque and did you read that i've already changed my wheels once to make them bigger and it didn't change the performance much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/TyreCalc.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 17s probably will still make a noticable difference. You have got more torque being a diesel, and it's the torque that bigger rims swallows up, so should help to counter it a bit, but for a 1.8td, the torque is more, but not huuuuuge like say a Cossie. U pu 17s/18s or whatever on a Cossie and u won't notice a difference cos the torque figures are massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 hmm, well i've talked to mikesescort (red TD with HUUUGE spoiler) and he said it doesn't make a drastic difference.. only top end) p.s. what do you mean by top end? top speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 p.s. what do you mean by top end? top speed? yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 oh so i won't be able to go 120mph anymore??? all i care about is the acceleration so should be ok with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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