Question On Tires...
01-15-2006, 07:59 AM
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Question On Tires...
So I'm selling my rims (hopefully soon) and was going to rock Fat Fives; however I thought about buying really nice (only 2) tires for my 14s. I have 4 good all-seasons to rotate on the back and just run the good tires on the front. Anyway to the REAL question. Is WIDER always better? Here is a good example:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=2
Not necessarily THAT tire, but along those lines. Kind of like a "ghetto cheap DR" if you catch my drift here. I want my times on street tires, but they have tire sizes that are 245/60/14 which is insanly wider compared to my ones on my Rotas being 205/45/16. So any opinions or ideas? Too much of tire bad? Once again HMT, I thank you for all your opinions.
JP
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=2
Not necessarily THAT tire, but along those lines. Kind of like a "ghetto cheap DR" if you catch my drift here. I want my times on street tires, but they have tire sizes that are 245/60/14 which is insanly wider compared to my ones on my Rotas being 205/45/16. So any opinions or ideas? Too much of tire bad? Once again HMT, I thank you for all your opinions.
JP
01-15-2006, 08:40 AM
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Re: Question On Tires...
That's a pretty fat tire. Wider tire means more traction than the same tire that is skinnier, period.
Wider isn't always better, in the snow a wide tire sucks ***. You'd want a skinnier tire to cut through the snow and give you some traction.
Wider isn't always better, in the snow a wide tire sucks ***. You'd want a skinnier tire to cut through the snow and give you some traction.
01-15-2006, 09:45 AM
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Re: Question On Tires...
Originally Posted by jagojon3
That's a pretty fat tire. Wider tire means more traction than the same tire that is skinnier, period.
Wider isn't always better, in the snow a wide tire sucks ***. You'd want a skinnier tire to cut through the snow and give you some traction.
Wider isn't always better, in the snow a wide tire sucks ***. You'd want a skinnier tire to cut through the snow and give you some traction.
Good idea for summer tires though?
JP
01-15-2006, 11:58 AM
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Re: Question On Tires...
I run 205/60/13 which is pretty big for a 13" wheel that usually has 155 tires. Actually hooked up better with less wheel hop than a 205/40/15 on the street.
I dunno if 245 would be a good idea or not, there's a good chance it would rub. I'll try and get a picture of my steelies.
I dunno if 245 would be a good idea or not, there's a good chance it would rub. I'll try and get a picture of my steelies.
01-15-2006, 12:22 PM
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Re: Question On Tires...
Originally Posted by N1ghtM0nkey
I run 205/60/13 which is pretty big for a 13" wheel that usually has 155 tires. Actually hooked up better with less wheel hop than a 205/40/15 on the street.
I dunno if 245 would be a good idea or not, there's a good chance it would rub. I'll try and get a picture of my steelies.
I dunno if 245 would be a good idea or not, there's a good chance it would rub. I'll try and get a picture of my steelies.
How did the 13s run better? More rubber in between to dampen maybe?
JP
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