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Originally Posted by RodKnock
Cool. You dug up a 3 year old thread started by Hillbank, an SPF dealer.
Why did SPF run 18's in the video? Oh, I don't know. I'm just spitballin' here, but maybe, since the younger crowd really like big shiny wheels and SPF desires to sell more Cobras and make more profit, SPF installed the bigger wheels to expand their product's demographics (i.e., install big shiny wheels = more sales to kids)?
Two math equations for you to think about :
1. More aluminum + more rubber = More Weight
2. Authentic-appearing Cobra Replica Does Not Equal Modern Sports Car.
Again, big shiny wheels are discussed at length over on the C7 Corvette Forum. You may find a discussion about owners going from 20's to 22's or more  |
Your are missing the point. Choices for high performance COMPETITIVE DOT street legal radials are almost nill for 15s. Yea, there are the ungodly priced Avons, but the new generation tires will easily outperform them too. There are some decent drags radials, but have fun with them on high speed cornering. Tires choices are driving the larger wheel size. Sure, unsprung weight matters some, but keeping all four wheels planted trumps unsprung weight in my opinion. My lap and autox times greatly improved when switching to 18s...not because of wheel diameter....but because I could run better tire compounds and much wider (285/335) tire widths.