Re: bigger wheels

["Karl Nordstrom" <KXN2@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>]

>...look at mazda.  they comissioned bridgestone to make special
>light weight tires for the miata.  imagine all that effort just to
>save a few ounces.

I hadn't heard that before.  Mazda puts three different tires on the
Miata.  None are that sticky.  Now the wheels are a different story.
They are quite light at 12 lbs for a 14" x 5.5" wheel.  Compare that
to BBS 14" x 6" wheels at 18 lbs.  They are supposedly lighter than the
Mini-Lights they are modeled after, too.