<VV> 14" vs. 15" wheels
UltraMonzaWest@aol.com
UltraMonzaWest@aol.com
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:36:40 EST
In a message dated 12/12/2004 5:32:30 PM Pacific Standard Time,
jmac2112@adelphia.net writes:
> I've got a 1965 Monza coupe, far from roadworthy, and I've been searching
> in
> vain for 14 x 6" wheels for it. I've seen a few 15" wheels in the local
> junkyards, and while I know that they will work, I've sort of been assuming
> that they would give a harsher ride. Can anyone comment on this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John McMahon
>
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Weight of the wheels [ unsprung weight] matters....TIRES can cause the
"harsh ride"
Do not buy "premium" tires [ more plys, more steel, etc. ]
Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Chairman V V
69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
Somewhere between Reno, NV. and Coos Bay, Or.