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Subject:[Re: New 15 wheels]
From:David M
Date:Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:25:23 -0500

> Date:    Wed, 10 Nov 1999 01:51:58 -0700
> From:    Bill <bill@FREEHOLDER.COM>
> Subject: Re: [Re: New 15 wheels]
>
> A bigger wheel with a lower profile tire means less sidewall height, > which
> means stiffer sidewalls, which means handling should become more > responsive.
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And ride quality deteriorates considerably.
Do we really need better handling in a Vanagon???

At 09:52 PM 11/9/99 -0700, shawn a. zenor wrote:
>If you end up with a 15" wheel, with the same circumfrence of a 14" wheel,
>than what the heck is the point of having the 15" rim?  I assumed that the
>reason for going 15" would be for bigger diameter wheels for lower RPM's at
>speed.
Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com
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