Forg
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After the response to my comment, I'm pretty sure it was just a segue about how the lack of shock-absorption in the lower profile tyre increases wear on the rest of the car; it isn't intended to be his main point.I agree that tyre profile has nothing to do with the claim of tyre wear....So why a comment about compliance would come into the discussion is beyond me...
Yeah, OK I can't disagree there. Mostly because they're doing it cheaply & badly.Hypothetically decreasing unsprung weight with larger wheels could reduce suspension wear but lets be honest here, nearly everyone who puts rubber bands on their wheels wants to slam the car on its arse, which definitely increases suspension and tyre wear!
My project car only has wheels 1" wider than the ones it came with (4cm wider tread but that's because of 70's "balloon tyres"), albeit 3" bigger in diameter, and it's about 2" lower than a standard 2dr & 4" lower than the standard 4dr which was sold with the same suspension except for spring/shock/rollbar ratings. I did everything through East Coast Suspensions, the suspension geometry is all fine, the only actual mod required was to adjust the Panhard rod to centre the rear diff, and the car definitely handles better than standard without any extra tyre wear.
Wear on suspension & body, yep, I'm with you. But all the camber, caster, etc that can be set have been; anything that'd cause extra tyre wear can be adjusted.
And it's the same with a VF, VE & VF have proper independent suspension & it's all adjustable if your lowered suspension requires changes.
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