Small tires are small

Kinja'd!!! "Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
09/01/2018 at 12:56 • Filed to: None

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SPOILER ALERT as seen on Jalopnik:

Kimi sets Monza record, in a car that has 13" tires. The whole car just looks unproportional to me with these tiny tires, however I bet there are some significant aerodynamic gains by having a shorter tire. Rumor has it that they will be going to 18's or such in 2021. 


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Kinja'd!!! farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/01/2018 at 13:27

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tbh i doubt theres much in it aerodynamically...thems some tubby tires they got on there

suspension is where the big differences will be me thinks


Kinja'd!!! tromoly > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/01/2018 at 14:51

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Thirteen inch diameter rims , not tires. The tires are roughly 26-3/8" tall, which will likely remain the same when they switch to 18-inch rims in the fu ture.


Kinja'd!!! bhtooefr > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/01/2018 at 18:46

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https://oppositelock.kinja.com/hot-take-1823760318  is relevant.