<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HummersGoneWild:
Wow!!!!!!!!! It was late last night when I responded--bigger wheels will increase stopping distance NOT Decrease it.
This is only true if the bigger wheel/tire weight is greater than the stock wheel/tire weight, assuming the overall diameter of the wheel tire comb is the same as stock. I took physics and ran nuclear power plants in another life--just made a mistake. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I don't know, I would think that a larger diameter wheel/tire combo would indeed increase the stopping distance even if the weight was lower or remained constant.
If the mass is concentrated farther away from the axis of rotation, the moment of inertia will be greater, making it harder to start or stop the wheel/tire. I'm sure some physics nerds could figure this out.
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