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Other factors
Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:51:05
In Reply to: Tire and wheel size, splice1, Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:20:06
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Tires make a huge difference in ride and handling but what else are you doing to the car?
My '96 CSE has an Aero suspension, SAS bars and poly control arm bushings. The tires are 205/55x16 on Aero rims. The tires are W-rated and the ride is pretty firm. The 205/60 x 15 winter tires are a lot softer and the ride is better. If you want a lot of road feel the 16" rims with a high performance tire will deliver. Up to you to decide. That said, I may go to a H or V rated grand touring tire next time around. I'm not doing track days with this car anymore so I don't need the max grip and a high end grand touring tire will be a bit softer and I won't give up a lot in real world handling.
And the 16" rims DO look better, even though mine could use some refinishing since they were last done 100K ago.
Posts in this Thread:
- Tire and wheel size, splice1, Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:20:06
- Other factors, Noel, Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:51:05 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Tire and wheel size, MarkusD, Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:34:37
- Looks shmooks. Its about handling. nm, Simon S, Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:44:35
- Re: Tire and wheel size, dref, Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:12:11
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