Installed: 275/30/19 & 255/35/19 No Problem
02-23-2012, 07:19 PM
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With everyone so preoccupied with rubbing issue they forgot why the wider tires are put on the car in the first place:
Do wider tires provide noticeably better launching grip? Did 0-60 or 0-100 times improve at all?
Do wider tires provide noticeably better launching grip? Did 0-60 or 0-100 times improve at all?
02-23-2012, 07:27 PM
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Yes and no... wider tires will provide more grip given the same tread compound. Arguably, tread compound is as or more important than an extra 10-20mm of width. As an example, the Potenza RE-11 in a 255 would likely provide more grip than a Continental tire in a 275 due to compound. Ideally, go wider WITH a better compound.
10-13-2012, 05:03 AM
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10-13-2012, 12:25 PM
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Wow, DTC pads without R compounds? That will be a lot of brake. 
Let us know what you think of these tires on track. I have these on the rear and wish they had a little more grip off the line.
Let us know what you think of these tires on track. I have these on the rear and wish they had a little more grip off the line.
