An old friend did this. I just remembered and and was wondering if it's true. If it is, how does it make you get better gas mileage? Or even drive better?
2007-12-05 13:00:08 · 9 answers · asked by PlasticTrees 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
nope. thinner tires are slightly better.
2007-12-05 13:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, no not really. Way back in the good old days of the late '60's to late '70's, muscle car owners did this thinking the same thing. Well, besides raising the back of the car up and playing havoc with the suspension, it did nothing for fuel economy. And depending on how big the tires are, you CAN(if the cars a rear-wheel drive that is) actually lose speed. And no, a bigger tire doesn't mean a better ride, just more expensive tires.
2007-12-05 13:14:15 · answer #2 · answered by mangamaniaciam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember how cars used to be "jacked up" in the rear during the 70's? This was done with extended spring shackles on leaf springs and spacers on coil springs. I think that if you were to jack up the back end of your car it would get better gas mileage because it would be going downhill all of the time. Right?
2007-12-05 13:23:46 · answer #3 · answered by maxinebootie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your sticky label is certainly innovations-blowing. in spite of the undeniable fact that whilst the production facility takes those measurements that's based on the "usual" driving types. My assumption is which you probablepersistent extra street than city? if so, your gas mileage is suited on %.. street driving supplies a motor vehicle extra "cruise area" in case you will, allowing you to honestly coast better than you will think of, in turn slowly upping your mileage in keeping with gallon.
2016-10-10 08:53:08 · answer #4 · answered by ragoonanan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may get slightly better gas mileage as a larger tire has a larger circumference. so you are really making you rear end
ratio numerically lower, this would only be true if it is rear wheel drive
2007-12-05 13:04:52 · answer #5 · answered by Dan 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no taller tires will reduce acceleration and put the engine under more load from an increase in rotating weight and it will also affect the gear ratios by making them taller. stick with what the factory recommends. Every thing on cars to day is meant to work together you can't just change one thing with out it affecting another
2007-12-05 13:09:53 · answer #6 · answered by CAPTAIN GENIUS !! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Taller rear tyres (on RWD vehicles) will increase the gearing slightly, thereby increasing fuel economy and decreasing acceleration - but it would have to be a significant difference, and then your speedometer would be terribly inaccurate.
Wider tyres will only make the car slower, as they have more wind resistance and more rolling resistance, not to mention more weight to drag around.
2007-12-05 13:04:52 · answer #7 · answered by Me 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not necessarily true.
2007-12-05 16:49:58 · answer #8 · answered by luther 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-12-05 13:52:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋