My 2005 Yukon Denali on 24 Inch Rims Underwater in the Toscana Resort Condominiums Parking Lot
On July 31, 2007, a pretty solid storm swept through Scottsdale and Phoenix flooding my parking garage in the Toscana Resort Communities parking lot. Fortunately for me, my car was sitting on 24's and thus a good 1 inch above the water line. Everyone thought 24's were strictly for looks, however this proves that they are very useful for elevating your car above the common garage flood in Phoenix. For the record, more than forty cars were totaled and the HOA is not accepting liability at this point. Life!
(Observe how the 24's place the whip just above the water line.)
(Exhaust is under water and it sounded like a boat.)
(Porsche underwater was totaled along with 40 other rides.)
The owner of that Porsche was a woman who was wading through the water in front of me. Just as I thought to myself that she was going to fast, she slipped and fell into the water. As she slipped, she released her keys and has not been able to find them for two days. DAMN!
All pictures courtesy of my Treo 700p that I was terrified to drop while I was standing in the water taking these pictures.
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Overall TIRE size is what
Overall TIRE size is what determines the height off the ground. Wheel (or rim) size doesn't mean a damn thing. You could have a 16-inch wheel with 15-inches of rubber or a 24-inch wheel with 7 inches of rubber on there and have the same overall tire size.
Remember how that works the next time you see a truck with 16 inch wheels and 35-inch tires.
Why not just get your fuckin
Why not just get your fuckin SUV lifted?
Let's do the math, shall we?
A Yukon has 17 inch rims, factory. Stock tires are P265/70R17, which means the sidewalls should be approximately 185.5mm in height (265 width * 70% height ratio) or 7.3" and change (7.3031496063071) in height.
Stock tires total diameter = 24.3 (17 + 7.3 once, as 7.3 is the total sidewall height). Divide by 2 and you get 12.15 inches between center and road. Depending on how thin you made your tires to look "gangsta", you added maybe 2 inches, making for 14 inches (12+2).
I don't think your bling saved your interior. And it'll still get marked at the DMV as involved with a natural disaster.
I cannot believe I am
I cannot believe I am reading this! Yes, bigger wheels = higher off the ground. Work it out, it's a simple concept!!
Actually,
A 20" wheel would put ~10" between the axle and the ground. A 24" wheel would put ~12" between the axle and the ground. So, you're wrong.
The height (profile) of the
The height (profile) of the tire needs reducing by the extra height added by the rims otherwise the circumference of the tire alters throwing the speedo out.
Having larger rims/tires
Having larger rims/tires does make the car higher & also does throw the speedo off (and mileage as well). But there are usually ways to adjust the car's computer for whatever diameter tires you have.
That being said; the extra 2 inches he got from 24's instead of 20's really isn't doing as much as the fact that SUV's are just taller than cars to begin with.
Having larger rims/tires
Having larger rims/tires does make the car higher & also does throw the speedo off (and mileage as well). But there are usually ways to adjust the car's computer for whatever diameter tires you have.
That being said; the extra 2 inces he got from 24's instead of 20's really isn't doing as much as the fact that SUV's are just taller than cars to begin with.
this guy is right. have a
this guy is right. have a look at the second picture, some the dodgy pickup in the background has the waterline at exactly the same height.
digg ate it up though
What it do Ben
That's why I bought them, just in case a flash flood hit Arizona because I knew it would not be more than 22 inches high.