Does wheel size effect performance?

[Biggie™]

Originally Posted by gaffo

You can get a sweet 225/45-13 sounds sweet.

How can you find out what is the smallest wheel the Yaris can use? What about 12"ers?

Mini Coopers had 10" tires BTW ;-).

A 13" is the smallest rim size you'll get good tires for.

[Jaysun]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

this is the guy that sold your brother the expensive wheels?

no he didnt sell him the wheels. but after looking at the wheels and thinking about it I can see it be harder to turn or accelerate a wheel with all the wieght further out. On my 97 camaro I went from 121.2 to 123.1 with just a wheel change. 2 mph on a 11 second car is a big gain for not adding power.. so on a 100 horse car moving the load outward and adding more to it hurts. Its just like a heavier flywheel. Also dont forget it a little more to stop.

[Jaysun]

Originally Posted by gaffo

You can get a sweet 225/45-13 sounds sweet.

How can you find out what is the smallest wheel the Yaris can use? What about 12"ers?

Mini Coopers had 10" tires BTW ;-).

My festiva has 12. the current replacement tire look like trailer tires. plus the brake are so small to run that size wheel.