16” Wheel question

lorenr · 02-09-2023, 02:06 PM

I've been curious about this for a long time.

I believe that for a drag racing tire there would be little or no advantage to a wheel larger than 15 inches. Taller side walls would work better for the launch. I think.

Hard to say about top fuel.

Now why are passenger cars going around on 20+ inch wheels? I remember an engineer stating that for a street driven car there was no advantage to a wheel over 19 inches. The math just did not work out according to him.

Loren

02-09-2023, 02:06 PM	#5
lorenr Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 48 Likes: 259 Liked 19 Times in 9 Posts	Re: 16” Wheel question I've been curious about this for a long time. I believe that for a drag racing tire there would be little or no advantage to a wheel larger than 15 inches. Taller side walls would work better for the launch. I think. Hard to say about top fuel. Now why are passenger cars going around on 20+ inch wheels? I remember an engineer stating that for a street driven car there was no advantage to a wheel over 19 inches. The math just did not work out according to him. Loren