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05-10-2011, 06:28 PM
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  Drives: '10 3D Liftback Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Mid-Turn (probably late apexing)
Posts: 66
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Even if the tires are the same weight and the wheels are the same weight, the car should accelerate faster with the smaller wheel/taller tire combo because more of the wheel/tire weight is closer to the center.
Think figure-skater pulling their arms and leg in to speed up a spin. |
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