Does increasing rim size affect the acceleration? - Toyota Yaris Forums

10-07-2011, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ljming99

The little yaris is light, even on a stock engine it can make the tires slip and loose grip on a hard launch. With 225 tires u get more grip, hence u lose lesser power on a hard launch which gives u better acceleration.

Yes, I agree with that point. BUT I was refering to the actual speed thru the gears. 2nd gear now feels a lot faster now. 3rd also flows quickly.

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