Small wheels, big brakes?

[el shawn]

HA! wht so small indeed! I just really like the look of the wheel and I guess it seems to 'easy' to throw big wheels and big brakes under my car. Plus 13's are totally against the grain. I'm sure when I am spinng at 8000rpm and doing 110 kmh on the highway I'll change my tune but for now, I will fly headfirst into common sence and run the tiny wheels.
stock brakes do fit but it is really cozy.

[beetle1303]

seriously reconsider the 13" wheel... or use extra wide gears... my 1776 with stock 1303 1300cc gearbox top at 160 with the engine above 6k rpm which is killing it... and travel speed are 100-120 just to be safe cos i dont want to overstress the engine.

Chris

[wrenchnride247]

Regearing the tranny will alow proper RPM range for any wheel size. If this is not possible ($$$$) then try staying within the factory overall diameter. Or just drive slower to save your motor.

[Rex Surewood]

With larger profile tyres you'll have no problem. But it'll be like riding in some us car.. Way too soft..

[chug_A_bug]

hey why not just get a 15" BBS wheel that looks the same??

[el shawn]

I was planning on running 15" ATS cups, but the wheels I got came up for a super cheap price and i really dig them and I haven't seen any 15's that look similar, so I will try these. I figure if they dont pan out, I can easily just go to a bigger wheel. Rotors and such are reasonably cheap, so why not try something different? I am planning on running more appropriate gears in my tranny as well as some reasonably tall tires. I'm not really afraid of a soft ride. not that it will be but perhaps softish? Ok, maybe not like a greased brick, I can live with that. it's not a car for the track afterall, it's for rollin' hard down the boulevard. (I think thats what the kids are saying these days!)