Hi James
I think you answered your own question. You didn't list the width of the
wheel though so its hard to tell. Go with the perfect fit rather than
bigger or smaller. I found that running 245's on a 9 inch wide wheel is
great if you run very, very high tire temps. But you have to monitor that
after every run or you get in trouble quick. What about a 255\40or45 tire?
That seems to be perfect on the Cobra R wheel.
Kirk
-----Original Message-----
From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 10:12 PM
To: Autocross List
Subject: 245 or 275 on front?
i am about to order new tires, and should i use a 275 front tire, or the 245
width as i ran last year (17" rims). i can heat up the larger rear tires at
will (also my car has a rear weight bias), but i am concerned about not
getting four 275 size tires hot on my 2100 lb car. already the tires dont
heat up at our cold sites with just three runs. (look for me peeling out
and over-driving like crazy on my first runs this season!)
i know, i should use a softer tire than the kumho, but this way i can use
them as regular street tires.
thanks for your ridicule and hushed whispers in advance =)
-james c
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