Weird tire combos.....
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Weird tire combos.....
Does anyone in the auto-x world know of someone who has done, or is doing currently, some interesting tire combos? Primarily in a strictly beneficial way, not "I am so cool cuz' I got a 10" wide tire on my car!!" 
I am thinking of doing like a 205/50/15 on a 7" rim in the front and a 195? maybe 175? on the same rim in the rear. Thought process being that with the skinnier tire on the same sized rim in the rear it will round the tire a bit giving less contact patch, and will sqruare the tire a bit more in the front for more contact patch, resulting in an easier rotateabilty. Does this seem feasible(sp) 
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I am thinking of doing like a 205/50/15 on a 7" rim in the front and a 195? maybe 175? on the same rim in the rear. Thought process being that with the skinnier tire on the same sized rim in the rear it will round the tire a bit giving less contact patch, and will sqruare the tire a bit more in the front for more contact patch, resulting in an easier rotateabilty. Does this seem feasible(sp) ?
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Re: Weird tire combos..... (kndaqikEG)
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Re: Weird tire combos..... (kndaqikEG)
I have run 235/45/13 Kumho V700 in the front with each of the following in the rear:
235/45/13 V700
215/45/13 V700
205/50/15 Ecsta 711* (Not really by choice)
I like the 235 in the rear best because it gives me the highest level of overall traction. The suspension setup I run also provides enough oversteer with the wide rear tires.
235/45/13 V700
215/45/13 V700
205/50/15 Ecsta 711* (Not really by choice)
I like the 235 in the rear best because it gives me the highest level of overall traction. The suspension setup I run also provides enough oversteer with the wide rear tires.
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