XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 5/3/2022 1:59, Andy Burnelli wrote:   
   > Xeno wrote:   
   >   
   >>> 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.   
   >>   
   >> Larger wheels with an overall larger diameter also negotiate potholed   
   >> roads better than smaller diameter wheels. As a person who owned the   
   >> original Minis with 10 inch wheels, I speak from experience. ;-)   
   >   
   > Wow. I don't think I've ever owned smaller than about 14 inch wheels on any   
   > passenger auto, where I saw that Michael Trew had 12 inch wheels.   
   > The 14 and 15 inch wheels are a breeze to mount and balance compared to the   
   > stiffer sidewall larger SUV/LT tires in my humblest of experiences.   
      
   I've owned several.  I currently have 5 Geo Metros.  Some models had the   
   12" rim tires; others had 13".  It's getting hard to find new 12" rim   
   tires.  My former '95 Toyota Tercel had 13's also.  All of my larger   
   vehicles take 15's now.   
      
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