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      04-11-2008, 06:07 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by oneginee View Post

The moment of inertia is proportional to the distance of the mass to the centre of rotation squared. So 18 to 19 inch can still make a 11% increase even if the tires weight the same.

That is correct and I touched on it in my post. I still bet it is going to be close between the two stock sizes because the 19" tires look to be a pound or two lighter than the 18s. Maybe that will help offset some of what the rim difference is because the tires are even further from the center.
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