gt86driver
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Now how about a new topic gents?
Excuse me as I crawl under a rock
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I originally tried them on my gt86 after looking at medium range tyres, and liked them so much I got them on the 4200In all honesty. I think it is a false economy fitting cheap tyres to a high performance car.
At best you are saving money on tyres.
At worst you are putting yourself, your passengers and other road users and pedestrians in danger through fitting sub standard tyres.
It could end up costing you way more than you are saving.
To me, it's just not worth the risk.
Iv heard FD Springs & stabilizer bar upgrade do wonders. but do you think the skyhook dampers & shocks can handle it?On going debate aside I am interested to hearing an answer to the OPs question... how wide can you get the rear tyres on the standard 18s without sending the traction/stability control into a frenzy?
If I was going down this route I'd push it up from 265 to maybe 285/290 and increase the fronts a little but too much will induce understeer
But really the problem with the handling on these cars is the skyhook suspension so if you are trying to eradicate the floating sensation into the apex of a corner and the nervousness while feeding the power in on the exit then I suggest some proper suspension mods... springs and anti roll bars... or beter yet instead of springs get adjustable coilovers then you can have a nice ride combined with good handling if set up properly
Iv heard FD Springs & stabilizer bar upgrade do wonders. but do you think the skyhook dampers & shocks can handle it?
My coupe Being 15years old but only 45k kms
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I have read up on tyre sizes before, wider tyres do not necessarily mean more grip.
Tyre grip is a function of both the size of the tyre (contact patch), the stiffness of the belt and shoulder - a stiffer belt means the tyre doesn’t deform around imperfections in the road, reducing the contact patch reducing grip, conversely a stiffer tyre will resist higher slip angles, increasing grip - providing it is in contact with the road. The suspension geometry, wheel width and rubber compound also impact.
The stability control is of less concern, traction control and ABS compare rotational speed, but as the front and rear tyres on our cars already have different circumferences and those circumferences vary significantly with tyre wear, minor differences here are unlikely to be telling. Stability control uses yaw sensors and so again is unlikely to be affected.
You could go as far as a 285/40/18 with only a 1.2% increase in the rolling circumference, but the recommended wheel width is 10” (our wheels are 9.5”) so it will look pinched and this will also affect grip.
In short, it would be very difficult to predict the affect of wider tyres without considering all these and other variables, so in the end it would be trial and error. If you decide to change, good luck, I hope it works out for you, let us (and your insurance company!) know how you get on.
Nice writeup.I have read up on tyre sizes before, wider tyres do not necessarily mean more grip.
Tyre grip is a function of both the size of the tyre (contact patch), the stiffness of the belt and shoulder - a stiffer belt means the tyre doesn't deform around imperfections in the road, reducing the contact patch reducing grip, conversely a stiffer tyre will resist higher slip angles, increasing grip - providing it is in contact with the road. The suspension geometry, wheel width and rubber compound also impact.
The stability control is of less concern, traction control and ABS compare rotational speed, but as the front and rear tyres on our cars already have different circumferences and those circumferences vary significantly with tyre wear, minor differences here are unlikely to be telling. Stability control uses yaw sensors and so again is unlikely to be affected.
You could go as far as a 285/40/18 with only a 1.2% increase in the rolling circumference, but the recommended wheel width is 10†(our wheels are 9.5â€) so it will look pinched and this will also affect grip.
In short, it would be very difficult to predict the affect of wider tyres without considering all these and other variables, so in the end it would be trial and error. If you decide to change, good luck, I hope it works out for you, let us (and your insurance company!) know how you get on.