I was wondering if anybody has tried 215-45-15 size tire on their crx, and if it rubs at all. The only tire i know in this size is Toyo Proxes T1-R. i want to try it and maybe it will increase my traction . Any input will be appreciated.

 

Wider tires do not give you better traction, better tires get you better traction. Just get your self some very good 195/50-15s.

 

Depends on how low the car is and the offset of the wheel. Is the car a DD only?

 

the car is not a daily driver, more of a weekend warrior (turbo B16), the reason i want wider tires is that i can brake them loose at 60mph. the car is only slightly lowered on Tien's S-techs, and Tokico illumina's. Do you guys not think that wider tires will help my traction issues?

 

What tire do you have now?

 

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No, wider tires will NOT help with traction.

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That is the correct answer.

You can try RT-615 Azenis for a very agressive streetable tire. There's also street legal drag radials for pure acceleration traction, but I half imagine that they don't corner well.

For a given weight on a tire, only the air pressure determines how much tire is touching the pavement at any given point in time. If you switch to a wider tire, you get a wider contact patch, but one that isn't as long. Only increasing weight or lowering air pressure will result in more square inches of tire touching.

Now, with 2 tires of identical compound and air pressure, one wider than the other, the wider tire will last longer because each point on the tire will be in contact with the pavement less time during a full rotation, due to the shorter and wider contact patch.

Then again, I'm just some random dude on the net who likes to research interesting car stuff. You should probably do your own research and see where it takes you, there's a ton of info out there if you just take the time to do some reading.

Still rocking super skinny 155/80-13s on my weekend car for teh win!

 

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I have a 195-45-15 hankook ventus hrii, so why is it that sports cars have wider tires???

 

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so why is it that sports cars have wider tires???</TD></TR></TABLE>

It gets to be a very complicated subject that has been discussed many times. The reasons vary from a car with wider tires will sell more to the fact that sports cars probably weigh more than your car. Bigger cars have bigger tires. In dry conditions wider tires will have an ever so slight advantage, if you are chasing hundreds of a second then ya, it can make a difference. In wet wider tires have a greater chance of hydro planning. In snow, well, you certainly don't want wide tires. Wider tires also seem to have a lower profile ratio and stiffer sidewalls. Of course, this being said, cars with wider tires were designed to have wider tires.


But trust us, a better stickier tire will alway beat a regular wider tire. That and you are saving tons of money!