my car has 14' standard alloys, if i put 17' alloys on would it slow my car down
2007-02-11 09:26:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
would be faster, you might have to change your springs tho or it wont even move!
2007-02-14 21:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by Toby G* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the weight of the tire/wheel combinations.
There was a test that a friend of mine did. He had tires with the same width, and the same tread pattern, but two different wheel sizes. The 17" combo added 30lbs to the car. The 15" were a lightweight alloy.
He did runs with both. What he was trying to prove is that rotating weight is much worse then still weight. So he mounted the 17", ran the quarter 5 times. Then he mounted the 15" and ran it an additional 5 times. but he also added 30lbs of sitting weight to the car to make up for what he was loosing in rotating weight.
He averaged out .5 seconds faster with the 15's. So it will be depending on how much rotating weight you will be adding. The rest of them are right about keeping the same diameter tires.
2007-02-11 11:33:30 · answer #2 · answered by paulgarrison20002000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you put bigger rims on your car you should also get lower profile tyres for instance 185/75/14 will be nearly the same size as 185/55/16 which is what i did when i changed the wife's Astra to alloys.So putting 17's on your car will be the same(ish) as long as you put on lower profiles.
No it wont slow the car down.
You will only notice the speed difference if your racing however heavier wheels will cost you a little fuel economy.
2007-02-11 22:04:29 · answer #3 · answered by coolkebab 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.Depends on the horse power and gearing. More important do the 17's foul anywhere as that is a big difference. You might get a better top end speed but getting there will take longer as to all intents you will have a higher gear ratio. Why not buy a car with prettier wheels if that's your reasoning.
2007-02-11 09:36:26 · answer #4 · answered by biffo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not in the least, as to compensate for the extra wheel size you will have lower profile tyres meaning the overall diameter of your wheel and tyre is unchanged! of course your car might wiegh a a few Kgs more but you won´t notice that, if your new wheels are wider as well as greater diameter you will be laying down more rubber, more rubber means more friction, greater grip and adversely more drag, the differences should be absolutely tiny, ntil you go round a corner where you notice things seem a lot safer. happy driving!
2007-02-11 09:35:32 · answer #5 · answered by hardcore_pawn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you put 17 on you will be using a lower profile tire to keep the over all diameter as close as possible to original so it shouldn't make a difference.
2007-02-11 09:31:06 · answer #6 · answered by wheeler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The greater the tyres the lower the acceleration but higher top speed. And vice-versa. That's how the formula works my friend.
2007-02-11 20:08:18 · answer #7 · answered by Falcon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would a bit. and will put more strain on the engine and a bit bumpy ride , but car will have more road grip on higher speeds
2007-02-11 13:36:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope in fact because of the larger ratio of your wheels your car will feel and go slightly faster
2007-02-11 09:31:32 · answer #9 · answered by theemadmonkey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think so, but you might be driving more slowly to show off those Wheels!!
2007-02-12 00:15:44 · answer #10 · answered by bluecow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your car wont be slower but it may cause your speedo to read the wrong speed
2007-02-11 09:31:29 · answer #11 · answered by Tony 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋