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Old 09-24-2010, 12:11 AM   #2 (permalink)
sarguy01
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Lighter wheels, but, you are moving the mass of the wheels outward by increasing diameter. Therefore, you may run into the issue of using more power to accelerate at the same rate you did with the smaller diameter wheels. More power = more gas.

Larger wheels also usually increase braking distances.
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