monstabishi wrote:nice rims Jesse,looks heaps better already when is the next installment ??.
Mick.
It's going to be an on-going process
One thing to note since I haven't heard anyone else talking about it at all.
Upgrading tires from 225 - 235 - 30's - 31's
+ You will gain some ground clearance
+ The ride 'can' be softer depending on sidewall construction/psi,etc...
+ The overall RPM will go lower
+ higher combined load rating
+ cool factor for some people
- You will loose top-end speed
- acceleration will drop considerably
** The shift points will be worse (ie. normally when you're doing 110 and it kicks down, now it will kick down at 90)
- Change your gearing/ratio (ie. when in 4x4 L 'low' crawling down a steep grade doing 2 km/h, now you will be doing 6-8 km/h with engine braking)
- Fuel consumption changes (ie. more mass rotation/more weight/rolling resistance) your fuel economy will get worse
Just some points for anyone thinking of going 'bigger' and getting 31" tires or larger.
I can deal with most of the -'s but ** the shifts points are a major annoyance/frustration. I can't stand it when I have to feather the throttle to keep from downshifting and loosing highway speed at the same time. That really sucks.
This wasn't an issue running 30x9.5's but is now very apparent with 31x10.5's
You can adjust the shift points only 'so' much and often it can get better on one end of the scale but then worse on the other. Kind of a give and take.
All of this is relative to your gearing and transmission as well as the Delica's come with different gear ratio's (most common 4.875's)
Jesse
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