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dman777
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Posted: 10/23/09
07:36 PM
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I read where a 14" inch tire has more side wall so the ride would be softer than a 15" tire which has less side wall. However, a tire shop told me that alloy rim(which only comes 15" for my car) makes a ride softer also. With a high quality tire like the yokohoma avid touring s, which would be more softer of a ride: 1) 14" steel wheel or 2) 15" alloy wheel? i don't care about handling or anything else...just want the ride to be soft as possible on my 1990 Volvo 24 DL.
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Posted: 10/24/09
03:53 AM
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Assuming everything else the same, the tire with the taller sdewall will have a better ride.
A lighter tire and wheel assembly will also get to a better ride. But as a general rule, alloy wheels are only slightly lighter than steel wheels - and certainly going up in diameter increases the weight of the wheel.
So my vote is for the 14" steel being better.
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