[Shotimes] yet another tire/rim question

[Carl Prochilo]

I know this is apples and oranges, but I do like the look, and especially
on bimmers, of the wider tires in the rear on sports sedans.

BTW, you said "handling" and not necessarily G-forces related to skidpad
testing.  It would seem to me that a tire with a wider contact patch would
stick to the road better.  FYI, and I can take pictures of this if you
like, but the sidewalls on the 235s for my Nitto 555s are basically
vertical and the tread is square to the ground.  By comparison, when I ran
the 225s on the slicers, they did bow out a little.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Wed, February 23, 2005 12:57 am, Ron Porter said:
> Run the wider tires in the front...that's where they are needed. Pontiac
> will be putting wider tires on the new V8 FWD GXP. Can't see the point of
> 245s on those rims anyway. Handling would be better running the 235s on
> the
> more-optimal 7.5" rims. Personally, I feel that even 225s run better on 8"
> rims, and 235s are not-as-optimal on a 7.5" rim.
>
> Even on the current ride, my stock (to be used in the winter) setup is a
> 215/45/17 on a 17x7" rim. The Summer setup will be 215/45/17 on a 17x7.5"
> rim. And I'll bet that handling will be crisper.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:23 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] yet another tire/rim question
>
> There are few people running 245s.  The 235/45/17s I'm running appear to
> be the perfect fit in the front in the sense that they don't stick outside
> the fender.  I am seriously considering 245s for the rear.  I think these
> would fit okay on 7.5" wide rims.  Running wider tires in the back doesn't
> bother me.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Tue, February 22, 2005 3:48 pm, Zach Leahy said:
>> Also with 17's you run a lot better risk of bending a rim.  I was
>> running a 245/45/17 and bent rims.  albeit I heard now that the wheels
>> i had notoriously get bent.  A trip to Tire rack, and 1100 bucks later
>> solved the bent wheel problem.  oddly enough though, I swapped down to
>> a 245/40/17.  You would think I had learned my lesson...
>>
>> Z
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:43:27 -0500, Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Personally, I would stay with the 16" rim. Less weight, tires are
>>> cheaper,
>>> plus you will have a nicer ride with the 50-55-60-65-series tires that
>>> you
>>> could run. If you were setting it up to be more of a track car, the 17s
>>> would be nice, but at the sacrifice of ride quality and more expense.
>>>
>>> Ron Porter
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> On Behalf Of kickinsho
>>> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 11:27 PM
>>> To: TechSHO@topica.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
>>> Subject: [Shotimes] yet another tire/rim question
>>>
>>> Going to buy some Team Dynamics Pro Race II wheels (the one that Josh
>>> had at
>>> the '04 convention).  I am trying to figure out which size rim & tire
>>> would
>>> work best.  They will be going on my '91 Plus.  It has Tokicos/Eibachs
>>> and
>>> will hopefully be getting a brake upgrade.
>>>
>>> I have the option of either the 17x7 or the 16x7.  I do not want to
>>> trim
>>> away
>>> any of the lip on the body.  What do you all think?
>>>
>>> Suggestions are appreciated, smart ass remarks are too!
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Kris Angermeier
>>> Sheboygan, WI
>>>
>>> '91 White Plus
>>> '91 White Plus
>>> '93 Ultra Red ATX
>>>
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