What is the best wheel size and why is it 17"?

It's 17"x9"

19x10 is the best

>>17417320
faggot detected.

>>17417289
24 by 12
Tractor MOTHERFUCKER

16" because it's the biggest you can go if you live in areas where roads are in substandard condition and because it's the best compromise between aesthetics, comfort and performance.

13x5.5 mofugger
>inb4 12x6 and 10x4.5

>>17417732
16s don't have room for decent brakes.

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>>17417289
got my shit on dem 26s nigga
what you got on that

>15x6.5 shitbox master race reporting for duty

It's 20", but only on high quality cars like Porsche otherwise it looks like you're a drug dealer.

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>>17417786
dat sweet bump in tire availability
>tfw 185x60x14 tires don't fit on my shit box without an extra inch of offset

>>17417289
This really depends on how big your car is. 17s on a kei car and 17s on a Land Rover are obviously different. It's all about tire profile.

>>17417765
Maybe you should get a less pigfat car?

>>17417829
>muh power

>>17417289
*15
Although that said 17 is the last decent wheel, and 18 is the cutoff for nigger status.
Also, anything under 7 is cuck tier and over 10 is retardbawks hueg.

>>17417765
Partially true but doesn't majority of braking force come from having good quality brake pads instead of having the biggest possible brake rotor?

>>17417891
Take a physics class at whatever junior college you're attending.

>>17417765
>>17417891
a way around this is drum brakes have more pad area per wheel diameter
but for what ever reason they have heat soak problems
they take longer to heat up but also longer to cool down

both disk and pads have glazing / melting problems
non vented disks especially have over heating problems
and light weight disks to have a tendency to warp

drums may have been ditched decades ago but I consider that they still have some property's worth further investigation

>>17417891
>what is leverage based on diameter of rotor:pad interface
>what is thermal capacity of the rotor
>what is heat shedding ability based on surface area of the rotor

Even shitty brakes can lock up a wheel, i.e. produce more than enough braking force to exceed the traction of the tire.
Good brakes are defined by their initial bite, consistency as temps rise, ability to shed heat, and ability to be modulated.

>>17417948
>a way around this is drum brakes have more pad area per wheel diameter
what is unsprung mass
hell, outright mass.

>but for what ever reason they have heat soak problems
disk brakes the friction surface is directly exposed to airflow, they are also internally ventalted with vanes that push air through them as they spin and increase their surface area.
Drum brakes are an enclosed drum with no airflow beyond the air flowing around the outside of the drum. No airflow at the shoes or friction area.

>drums may have been ditched decades ago but I consider that they still have some property's worth further investigation
drums are shit. Just go and do a brake job on some. They are heavy for the amount of braking force they generate and they heat soak badly.

The only thing they are good for is large trucks that need a brake system with a lot of thermal mass because they generate a lot of heat.
Or in drag cars where they can easily be setup for a non-brake drag for lower E.T.'s and they only have to stop once.

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>>17417976
>what is unsprung mass
>hell, outright mass.
this is most likely why they fall out of use
also that small diameter wheels put more stress on soft tire compounds due to gearing

>no airflow beyond the air flowing around the outside of the drum. No airflow at the shoes or friction area.
finned and vented drums do exist

Most race cars run 18s

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>>17417765
>16" rims
>brake swap off of a 1/2 ton truck
Try again
16" masterrace

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because its 18

its what most race cars run
its what most big brakes require

16 and under are for poorfags

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>>17417289
Truly.

>>17417289
On cars made up to ~2000 R17 was the best size
2000 and up it's R18

>>17418910
>anybody that doesn't have wheels as big as mine is a poorfag
>drives around in that shitbox

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>>17417289
The correct answer is 18

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>>17417289

But it's actually 18''

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R18 is peak performance

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>>17419653

itt people who don't understand rubber compresses better than aluminum

>>17417829
Maybe you should get a big boy car? What car do you dive that doesn't require at least 13" brakes to stop?

>having a set wheel size
>not calculating the correct sized based on your car's weight, size and brakes needed
retards, the lot of you