For the mathematicians

[Hog]

Originally Posted by Bob Eyres

Off the top of your head indeed.

Hey, the tape hit me at the ankles too. So are our heads too small? or are our legs too long?

Thanks for the math lesson guys.

Speaking of tire sizes, am I the only one who doesn't like lower profile tires and bigger wheels on the ZR-1?
I know it probably improves handling somewhat, but aesthetically I just can't handle the big wheel look on the 1980's C4 design.
Being straight line oriented, I like the look of 255/50x16" BFG DR's on the back. I wish there was a stock 16" wheel in the turbine, or spoke style that I could use on the Z.

No I'm with you about the over sized rims on the C4's. Some of the 16" rims with 50 series rubber look allright, but I do think that the 17" rims with 35-40 series rubber do look good on the Y and F-bodies.

I remember when Viper went from 17" rims to 18" rims and lost a marked amount of handling prowess. Rim diameters have gotten crazy and it seems the bigger is better, but not in my book. The Shelby Series 1 rims would be far better looing IMO if they were 17" rims.
More rims, more sprung mass hurts many aspects of performance, although if larger brakes are utilized, some are overcome.

With you being straight line biased, your shorter rim, taller sidewall tire makes huge sense in regards to contact patch. If it werent for fitting over brakes, a 15" rim/tire combo would be even better for supervised acceleration trials.

So far as the height/head circumference, reaching our ankles is about average IIRC.

peace
Hog