Re: Stupid fact #100345 -Reply

[Ed Kellock <EKELLOCK@ecs-inc.com>]

>  The STEEL wheels with M+S tires weighed in at 40 lbs/each. The
> "light" alloy wheels with skinny tires weighed in at a whopping 49
> lbs/each!
>>
>>Aren't your steel wheels narrower than your 17X8 TSWs?  Usually 6"
>>or so wheels are used for 205 Tires.  If the wheels are not the same
>>size then you are comparing apples and oranges.

Well, yes & no.  Sure the wheels and tires are different sizes.  But he's
running them on the same car over the same roads etc.  So the
comparison does offer some valid data.  In fact, I'm just about to do the
same thing with my 87 Coupe GT.  Just need to find a scale.

Ed Kellock ................ Greenville, SC
91 200qw ................. 87 Coupe GT