Been thinking about this point - Wouldn't the increased work that the braking system would have to do, (due to the increased torque from larger diameter wheels) be in the same ballpark as the extra stopping power required to stop a 100 kilo man driving with, for arguments sake, 3 x 100kg...
Thanks for the quick answers. Valid points made, that I hadn’t considered. I don’t live in the UK, but I’m pretty convinced the Danish laws are at least as tight as UK laws, if not tighter, actually.
Anyone considered lowering the vehicle in an attempt to fill the wheel arches?! Maybe there’s a...
What do you lovely people think about putting 19" rims with 225/45s on my ZS EV.
(The orange wheel image is the dimensions of the wheels that MilesperkWh has shown at the start of this thread).
Thanks.
Hi Miles,
Greetings from Denmark. I'm also feeling that the standard wheel/tire setup is not perfect. I actually prefer a higher profile tire, and I'm wondering whether there is room under the arches for a 215/60 17". So keep the wheel, and change for the higher profile. I like the more rubber...
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