I was thinking, what are the effects of having wide sticky tires on the rear? vs. having hard skinny tires. like how it would effect the 1/4 mile

 

well, I run 155/80/13's at 60 psi in the rear. Car is about 2 tenths faster than when I run my 195/50/15's on 15x7 Primes.


[Modified by Mista Bone, 4:55 PM 12/3/2002]

 

damn thanks for the reply. thats a big difference. 2/10's wow.

I am running 195/50 kuhmo's on the rear right now, for a street tire they are very non grippy but I was wanting to put azenis 205/50's all around. Im the type of person who over analyzes every little aspect and is always trying to get that extra bit. I wonder if there would be a big difference in drag between the azenis and kuhmos.

 

The Azenis have a more favorable thread pattern as opposed to the Kuhmo's. So you'll track much straighter down the strip and thereby net better E.T's.

*I just pulled that out of my ***, so take it for what it's worth*

Skinnier rears = less rolling resistance = quicker times. Wider usually means "heavier".

I think your suspension is more important than what rear tires you run, especially if this is a "Street" car.

 

Wow, that is a big difference.

 

are those the stocker 13's? in the rears?

 

13x5 steelies with $20 155/80/13's

 

Yeah similar 4 me. 13 x 6 cheap *** alloys (10.8 lb) + 165/75 x 13 free tyres (11.5 lb) at 55 psi = just over a tenth........

 

what are you guys talking about? .2 tenths (or .02 seconds) isn't that big of a difference.

 

I thought about that too but im pretty sure he meant 2/10ths cause 2/100ths is something u wouldnt even notice.

 

I fixed the typo...........brain works faster than fingers