On a car that lives on being light, lightweight wheels are one of the best-feeling upgrades you can make, and tire choice matters more than tire width. Keep wheels light and modest in size; size the tire to the wheel and the mission.
Wheels are unsprung and rotating mass, so shedding weight there improves ride, steering, acceleration, and braking all at once. A Miata doesn't need big wheels; it needs light ones
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