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You will experience degraded handling with 245's
Posted by EdD (more from EdD) on Fri, 20 Dec 2002 08:33:37
In Reply to: Plus Zero tire size for Aero?, bRAD, Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:46:19
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The handling will not be as good with 245 width tyres on an 8" rim as opposed to the stock 225 x 45 tyres on the same 8" rim.
Although the larger tyres will physically fit the 8" rim, if you fit these, they will "bulge" in the middle, reducing surface area contact with the road, and actually having the reverse effect of what you intended.
I did exactly this on my NG900, and I was sure glad to get back to the narrower profile when the expensive top of the range Bridgestone S03 245's were getting low.
I even changed the tyres early, to get back to the narrower profile.
Of course this is your decision, but my advice would be to get S03's in the stock 225 size. They are the best tyres on the planet, great handling in wet and dry and reasonable wear rating for a max performance tyre. Expensive though.
Good luck
EdD
2002 Aero S/W with 9k miles
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