XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 3/5/2022 11:24 am, Michael Trew wrote:   
   > On 5/2/2022 12:27, Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2022-05-02 7:34 a.m., Michael Trew wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Why is a tire larger than 18 inches ever necessary for a   
   >>> non-commercial vehicle?  I don't think I've ever had a vehicle (I've   
   >>> owned well over 30 vehicles) with a larger than 15 inch diameter   
   >>> tire.  That includes my F-150 and C10 trucks.  My '97 Chrysler LHS   
   >>> *might* have had 16" tires, at the largest.  I hate needlessly large   
   >>> modern trucks and SUV's.   
   >>   
   >> You mean a 15" diameter WHEEL, don't you?   
   >   
   > Yes.   
   >   
   >> Larger wheels on high performance vehicles allow for larger brakes, and   
   >> while larger brakes won't actually stop you any quicker for a single   
   >> stop, their greater heat capacity will mean they fade less when doing   
   >> multiple stops/slowings.   
   >   
   > Eh, I don't know, I guess I'm biased.  I drive old beaters; most of my   
   > cars are pre-1990.   
      
   I haven't had a pre-1990 car since 1995. Now I don't even want a pre   
   2020 car.   
      
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