re: 17"-ers

[Tessie McMillan <tessmc@domain.elided>]

Mike, do you by chance have a little too much time on your hands? &:-))) 
Seriously, though, I thought it was you who had told me you'd weighed the 
old (Graduate style) steel wheels and they were 11 lbs. 

And while I do rant about 17" on a Spider, I thought the big HREs with the 
low profile on ** your FORMER ** [note the tears in my eyes] Montreal were 
stupendous. Although we all learned a valuable lesson that day in 
Portland about what FIA curbing can do to lightweight wheels with low 
profile tires...

Tess

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> Easier to damage wheel (potholes and other surface imperfections).
> More abrupt breakaway at limit (other factors being the same).
> Some people make personal attacks because you put low profile tires on a
> "classic" car.
> Some people really like the "modernizing" look of low profile wheels and
> tires.
> Enjoyable to enter endless discussions on the relative advantages and
> disadvantages with other ALFA Digesters. 
> If you get chrome finish you can part next to Lincoln Navigator with 21
> inch chrome wheels.
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