

| Subject: | An interesting article on gas mileage vs wheel size |
| From: | Ken Lewis |
| Date: | Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:43:35 -0400 |
I found this article while researching what it would take to get 17"x7.5" Audi A4 wheels to work on my crewcab. This line caught my eye;" What's immediately apparent from the results is that as the wheel-and-tire packages get larger and heavier, acceleration and fuel economy suffer. Neither is a huge surprise, but we measured a 10-percent drop in fuel economy and a four-percent degradation in 0-to-60-mph acceleration from the 15s to the 19s". I looked at these this morning. http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/pts/2618213904.html . Nice looking BIG wheels. Some road rash. He also has the longer lug bolts. The bolt hole size is good but it appears the center bore (~57mm) would need to be opened up. I need to actualy take a front wheel off my truck and do some measuring . I have read the grease cap can be shortened to get rid of the lip. I arrived at a back spacing of 137.25mm on the Audi wheels . By my calculations I would need a 14mm spacer? Anyone? Thanks Ken
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