Bigger rims look nice and probably are better for track use (?). But I hear that bigger rims effect the ABS functionality in a negtive way since ABS works by sensing the speed at which the wheels are spinning (bigger wheels need less revolutions to cover the same distance as smaller wheels).

Or am I just talking nonsense here? Since the overall diameter of the wheel (including the tire) would be the same, just that the tires on the bigger rims will be low profiles.

 

as long as you upsize properly the difference in overall diameter should be kept to a minimum, thereby affecting the wheel speed very little.

 

alex, can I have generalizations for $200?

 

I've had hard use of ABS on the track with both 215-45-16 tyres and 205-50-15 tyres, and the ABS performed magnificently with both sizes.

 

ABS works by sensing the difference between wheel speeds!

The numbers themselves don't really matter, otherwise the ABS (system) would be speed dependent.