Wheel choice

[J Boiii]

Can anyone recommend any books or journals that give the theory behind the choice of wheel. i.e why people/teams use 10" wheels rather than 12" , why different offsets are desierable etc.

With maybe some worked examples.

I dont know if Im just looking in the wrong places but Im finding it hard to find anything of any use

[J Boiii]

Can anyone recommend any books or journals that give the theory behind the choice of wheel. i.e why people/teams use 10" wheels rather than 12" , why different offsets are desierable etc.

With maybe some worked examples.

I dont know if Im just looking in the wrong places but Im finding it hard to find anything of any use

[Jersey Tom]

Not that its going to be helpful, but we, and I believe most other schools, run 13" wheels.

[jack]

the only good "scientific" way to figure this out is lapsim.

the easy way to figure it out is decide what goals you want for your car, and pick accordingly.

[Pat D'Rat]

A tip J Boiii,
Research available tyres before choosing a wheel size!
PDR

[D-Train]

http://fsae.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/125607348/m/10010836121

Try the search function, probably a whole lot of other posts about it. Maybe other racing forums too... I seem to recall a thread somewhere here about some good ones.

Geez, sticky threads would be nice. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif