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Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: Power^Steer|nG on Oct 27, 2006, 5:17 AM
what actually is the job of alloy rims other than they look good. :)
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: Car Freak on Oct 28, 2006, 2:12 AM
Bigger rims + lower profile tires = more grip

lighter rims = less weight = go faster
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: RevveR on Oct 28, 2006, 5:37 AM
No.

Smaller/Lighter rims = less weight = faster acceleration ;)
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: Power^Steer|nG on Oct 28, 2006, 5:51 AM
hmmm.... so thats it... i just bought a car (daihatsu cuore) and I asked dad for rims.. dad said  that they fuck the engine. so i though to ask u guys.

thnx
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: Car Freak on Oct 28, 2006, 7:19 AM
rims have nothing to do with the engine... :rolleyes:

Though the performance rims aren't really appropriate for a sub 1.0liter car...
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: Power^Steer|nG on Oct 28, 2006, 9:14 PM
its not even 1.0 litre. its 850cc. :O well, its a best choice for driving intercity but not suitable for long drive.
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: Necrology on Oct 29, 2006, 1:08 AM
Low profile tires aren't performance at all. Real performance tires and wheels are lightweight 15" rims with slicks. All big wheels and low profiles tires do it look cool.
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: 2fastvipergts on Oct 29, 2006, 5:11 PM
Well,Tires Add Grip To Add Acceleration And Speed.Big Skinny Tires Make Perfect Drifting Tires
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: Necrology on Oct 29, 2006, 9:03 PM
By "Big skinny" I'm going to assume you mean wide low-profile tires. If that is indeed the case, you're fucking retarded. And they don't "add" acceleration or speed, all sticky tires do is lessen parasitic loss of power.
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: RiCkT on Oct 30, 2006, 11:18 AM
reminds me that my bmw model is driving on rims right now...i am to lazy to model tire treads :/
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: RevveR on Oct 31, 2006, 6:29 PM
Quote from: 2fastvipergtsWell,Tires Add Grip To Add Acceleration And Speed.Big Skinny Tires Make Perfect Drifting Tires
What a jerk, the thinner the profile, the quicker the tire will wear out, and drifting wears out tires very very quickly, thats why it sucks.
Numbskull :rolleyes:
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: HiFi on Nov 04, 2006, 12:32 PM
Grip actually slows down your car's top speed.
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: stinge on Nov 04, 2006, 6:20 PM
Yeah but without grip, your car will go out of control and crash. You wouldn't want that would you?
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: ric3rboy91 on Nov 05, 2006, 12:47 AM
You need a balance between the two.
For a daihatsu cuore, alloy wheels do absolutely nothing except make it look a bit better, which wouldnt be worth the cash imo.
In general, I think the best size for looks, weight, and performance is 245/45R17, its not too big to add significant weight to a car that comes standard with 16" rims, looks balanced on most cars (except the 350Z/G35 -- that thing absolutely NEEDs 18s or 19s, anything smaller looks bad), and offers good grip and accel.
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: Roadstar on Dec 04, 2006, 4:03 AM
You know, every car in NFS Series had rims. None was rimless.:p
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: RiCkT on Dec 04, 2006, 4:44 AM
thats not true.
you could get an error in nfsU, so he car has no rims its driving on :p
i think i had that problem in MW too.
in Carbon its rather just...the whole car, from time to time.
(its because of the different poly counts of the parts, and the loading times :p)
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: Car Freak on Dec 04, 2006, 5:23 PM
strange.. I never had that problem...
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: Roadstar on Dec 04, 2006, 9:59 PM
strange.. I too never had that problem...
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: ToyotaWish on Dec 04, 2006, 11:23 PM
I too never had that problem.
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: RiCkT on Dec 05, 2006, 10:24 AM
ok? i did have that problem! :/
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: ToyotaWish on Dec 05, 2006, 9:01 PM
No rims or no tires? If it's driving without rims, it's gonna be four huge black holes at the sides. :D:D:D
Title: purpose of wheel rims
Post by: HiFi on Dec 16, 2006, 6:36 PM
Quote from: RiCkTthats not true.
you could get an error in nfsU, so he car has no rims its driving on :p
i think i had that problem in MW too.
in Carbon its rather just...the whole car, from time to time.
(its because of the different poly counts of the parts, and the loading times :p)
strange, i had that problem.

Rikku and I must be 2 KOOL 4 SKOOL!