need tire size advice
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need tire size advice
I posted this in the Prelude forum but I want feedback from some folks here.
Ok, so I think Im gonna use the $ I got from my fender bender to get some rota slips 16x7 - something cheap and light for the track/auto-x.
Now comes the choice of getting tires - my first choice are Azenis in 215-45-16 (widest size available for a 16" wheel)
Next are Eagle F1 GS-D3s but Im having trouble deciding between 215-40-16 and the 225-50-16. On one hand the 215 will give me shorter gearing and less flex in the shorter sidewall, while the 225s will give me slightly taller geearing but a wider contact patch. I used this tire size calculator to compare:
<A HREF="http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
" TARGET="_blank">http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
</A>
Let me know what you guys think.
Ok, so I think Im gonna use the $ I got from my fender bender to get some rota slips 16x7 - something cheap and light for the track/auto-x.
Now comes the choice of getting tires - my first choice are Azenis in 215-45-16 (widest size available for a 16" wheel)
Next are Eagle F1 GS-D3s but Im having trouble deciding between 215-40-16 and the 225-50-16. On one hand the 215 will give me shorter gearing and less flex in the shorter sidewall, while the 225s will give me slightly taller geearing but a wider contact patch. I used this tire size calculator to compare:
<A HREF="http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
" TARGET="_blank">http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
</A>
Let me know what you guys think.
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Re: need tire size advice (piotrush)
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Short answer is I would go with the 215/45/16 Azenis (in fact I did for my prelude). If you want to try a different tire than the Azenis, go with 225, either the GS-D3s or Potenza S03 (out of the two, I'd pick the S03s)
Short answer is I would go with the 215/45/16 Azenis (in fact I did for my prelude). If you want to try a different tire than the Azenis, go with 225, either the GS-D3s or Potenza S03 (out of the two, I'd pick the S03s)
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