dman
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Registered: 8th Jun 02
Location: trinidad
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i have a 1.4 spi 8valve i am looking to put 16 or 17 inch wheels on my car i was told by a friend of mine that i am going to loose speed and burn more gas is this true an if so what is a good size to upgrade to i do a lot of driving high milage and didnt want a higher gas bill or loose speed
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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larger wheels will reduce performance & need more power to turn them, which means more fuel required.
Best size would be 15's if you want to keep the power yet have alloys, 16's will only give a slight loss in performance, but 17's & upwards will make your car as slow as a tractor pulling a trailer full of tatties!
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Dom
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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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basically mate, bigger wheel slower acceleration (more fuel needed to get to a certain speed etc) however, it will have a slightly higher top speed (not by loads mind you  ).
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Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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Yep, 1.2 8v here on 17's, painfully slow, handles well though, lots of tramlining. will have to hang in there till the 2.0 is bought.
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