ddmsgtr1

I could be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure that the 97" cobra's didn't have the power you do now either. I don't know the stats, but I'd imagine there power to be about that of a mach1, I don't believe that was a factory supercharged car. Now a large wheel like that might keep you from hitting it too hard because of the weight of the wheel, but with 400hp it's just not going to be effective.

darknight04

hahahaha!!! thats funny as hell!!

wrr1020

20s should be put on an S197, not a new edge.

chasen1982

20 inch rims with low profile tires look alot better then 17 inch rims with fat tires. 20's are what's in style now. Thats why they put them on the new Saleens. So why not put them on a new edge they will most def look good. Im not sayin performance wise it will help. but as far as looks it looks 10x better.

darknight04

Just because 20's are in style doesnt mean they belong and just because every bo-hunk jack waggon with a jacked up box chevy thinks they look cool dont meen they are cool. 20's haver their place like on the trucks ans suv's and for whatever reason they work on the saleen but on a new edge it looks like clown shoes.. Just my 2 cents so dont let it bother you.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmfRC4nDD7s

Shotgun Love

No, 20s were in style about 5 years ago. Whats in style now tends to be low profile tires and contrasting color rims. Obviously you're not from the hood.

StriderTacticaL

Lol at this thread. 20's on a new edge look like crap and the tires are way more expensive than for 17's or even 18's. Not to mention your off-the-line take-off's will be worse and the thin sidewall won't help you either.

wrr1020

Thats very true to some extent but honestly on a new edge it doesn't look good at all. Of course its all preference and if you like the way it looks don't let any of us stop you. S197's look awesome with 20's but that car is also much bigger than a new edge so it can pull it off nicely. New edges max in my opinion should have 18's, anything bigger will look like crap. Doesn't help performance wise with the extra weight, expensive tires, uncomfortable ride since they'll be low profile tires so all around i think its a terrible decision. Again, do what you want, its your car and your money.

cliffyk

They are indeed "in style"--providing a fine example of the general automotive public's lack of even the basics of physical science.

Not only do 20" tires weigh more than 18" (typically 3 to 5 pounds more, because of the stiffer sidewalls) they also carry that weight 1" (11%) further from the center of the wheel--requiring more power to accelerate the tire. This alone, for all 4 wheels, is roughly the equivalent of adding a couple hundred pounds of static weight to the car.

Add to this that the wheel's rim, the heaviest single section of an alloy wheel (made heavier yet because its circumference has also grown by 11%) has also been relocated 1" further from the center of rotation. This is the equivalent of adding another hundred pounds to the car's weight.

StriderTacticaL

It's all about them dubs man!