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Some people, not I, believe that the OEM specs are perfect.  Engineers spent many hours of research and development to find the exact size wheel and tire combination which works best for your car.  So it would make sense that someone would want OEM specs on aftermarket wheels.

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8 hours ago, Fifty150 said:

Some people, not I, believe that the OEM specs are perfect.  Engineers spent many hours of research and development to find the exact size wheel and tire combination which works best for your car.  So it would make sense that someone would want OEM specs on aftermarket wheels.

 

There are many other factors involved in choices that the engineers make that aren't necessarily tied to performance. Pressure to use existing parts. Mandates to use a particular wheel or tire from a manufacturer that has given the best price, etc.. In general, you'd be right and it certainly makes sense to stick close to OEM specs. To me their choices are always conservative and boring. I always have other goals in mind. That said, I could also pay the price for that as well.

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19 hours ago, OLDSCHOOLFOOL said:

 

There are many other factors involved in choices that the engineers make that aren't necessarily tied to performance.

 

Mandates to use a particular wheel or tire from a manufacturer that has given the best price, etc..

 

 

 

Harvey Firestone had a personal friendship with Henry Ford, and used this to become the original equipment supplier of Ford Motor Company automobiles.  Firestone, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison were generally considered the three leaders in American industry at the time, and often worked and vacationed together.  Firestone married Idabelle Smith. They eventually had seven children. Notable great-grandchildren include: Andrew Firestone, Nick Firestone, and William Clay Ford, Jr. (the son of Henry Ford's grandson and Harvey and Idabelle's granddaughter Martha).

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1 hour ago, Fifty150 said:

 

 

Harvey Firestone had a personal friendship with Henry Ford, and used this to become the original equipment supplier of Ford Motor Company automobiles.  Firestone, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison were generally considered the three leaders in American industry at the time, and often worked and vacationed together.  Firestone married Idabelle Smith. They eventually had seven children. Notable great-grandchildren include: Andrew Firestone, Nick Firestone, and William Clay Ford, Jr. (the son of Henry Ford's grandson and Harvey and Idabelle's granddaughter Martha).

 

100 years of family politics tied up in your wheels. Suddenly, I don't feel quite as old.

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