RIP Diesel?

Comedy. When have big wheels ever been about going off road.

Pretty obvious that big wheels are mainly a cosmetic thing. (Some cars need big wheels because big brakes).
 
Simon said:
Comedy. When have big wheels ever been about going off road.

Pretty obvious that big wheels are mainly a cosmetic thing. (Some cars need big wheels because big brakes).
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Why do you think big wheels were put on 4x4s in the first place? It’s about the only way to get real ground clearance increases.
 
Amp34 said:
Why do you think big wheels were put on 4x4s in the first place? It’s about the only way to get real ground clearance increases.
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It’s not strictly true. The bigger profile tyres means the wheels don’t get that much bigger. Tyres come in families of the typical max diameter.
 
Am I missing something? myself and a neighbour have pickups with roughly the same size wheels/tyres but his has a suspension lift kit (and snorkel) as he actually uses it off road, etc. so vastly different clearance with the same size tyres.
 
Amp34 said:
Why do you think big wheels were put on 4x4s in the first place? It’s about the only way to get real ground clearance increases.
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I’m sure we got here by talking about Audi diesels with big wheels vs petrol cars. Quite bizarre
 
Rroff said:
Am I missing something? myself and a neighbour have pickups with roughly the same size wheels/tyres but his has a suspension lift kit (and snorkel) as he actually uses it off road, etc. so vastly different clearance with the same size tyres.
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Indeed the car and suspension is design around a totally different wheel centre to body relationship.

Nasher has taken us off thread as usual whilstrying to understand the balance a large wheeled diesel SUV offers people.
 
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The dpf equivalent, petrol particulate filters, seem to be cheap in comparison too - anyone testify to that.

( rubber production has some environmental impact ... so maybe big wheels/tyres are to be deprecated too.)
 
Jonnycoupe said:
It’s not strictly true. The bigger profile tyres means the wheels don’t get that much bigger. Tyres come in families of the typical max diameter.
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Were you meant to reply to [TW]Fox?

Rroff said:
Am I missing something? myself and a neighbour have pickups with roughly the same size wheels/tyres but his has a suspension lift kit (and snorkel) as he actually uses it off road, etc. so vastly different clearance with the same size tyres.
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That’s a way of lifting the body and frame, but especially with solid axle (rather than IFS), it doesn’t actually increase ground clearance. Ground clearance is usually measured from the axle/diff, which is usually the lowest point on the vehicle. Sticking 35” tyres on a vehicle that had 32” inch tyres means you push the whole axle assembly up 1.5”. A suspension lift kit helps with approach, departure and break over angles, but doesn’t actually “lift” the vehicle itself.

Anyway, diesels! :D
 
Amp34 said:
That’s a way of lifting the body and frame, but especially with solid axle (rather than IFS), it doesn’t actually increase ground clearance. Ground clearance is usually measured from the axle/diff, which is usually the lowest point on the vehicle. Sticking 35” tyres on a vehicle that had 32” inch tyres means you push the whole axle assembly up 1.5”. A suspension lift kit helps with approach, departure and break over angles, but doesn’t actually “lift” the vehicle itself.

Anyway, diesels! :D
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LOL I'd completely forgot about the axel - though what my neighbour has had done is more than just lift the body but I dunno details.
 
I thought the big manufacturers would do something about the diesel cars, yet recently i've seen brand new audis with 3.5l upto 5l diesel engines... in their hatchback & saloon models!
 
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