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s1ngletracker · 05-05-2014

from my experience with road racing, everything is a compromise. I think you guys hit that point, with every tire/wheel metric there is an extreme - sidewall height, width, diameter. Typically going to one extreme will cause a drawback to get multiplied and become a serious issue.

Another thing you have to think about that we learned the hard way, is the handling impact of weight on acceleration/cornering, and diameter on gearing. I actually think our car was faster with 205/50/15s than 245/40/17s because of this.

05-05-2014	#6
s1ngletracker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The land of the next-gen HMMWV Drives: A BMW Posts: 1,875	Re: Does wider tires = better traction from my experience with road racing, everything is a compromise. I think you guys hit that point, with every tire/wheel metric there is an extreme - sidewall height, width, diameter. Typically going to one extreme will cause a drawback to get multiplied and become a serious issue. Another thing you have to think about that we learned the hard way, is the handling impact of weight on acceleration/cornering, and diameter on gearing. I actually think our car was faster with 205/50/15s than 245/40/17s because of this. __________________ Style's automotive engineer Sponsored by DB Performance (dbptuning.com) A dsm, a bimmer, a DORGE CUMMINZ, and a non running DSM race car... for now.