Subject	That's interesting. I agree there should be a proportional
Posted by	sebring1970 on January 27, 2003 at 2:54 AM
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In Reply To	not really posted by Tennyson (ATL) on January 26, 2003 at 09:30 PM
Message	increase in the width of both front and rear tires, but since the front of the car steers, you should be able to fit wider tires on the rear than the front. I forgot about the understeer. I think if the front tires get too big and/or wide it adversely effects handling. As far as hydroplaning, I'm not sure if the differences in width contribute to that as much as tread pattern or even tire compound. My understanding is that all tread patterns are basically a function of wet road performance. The tire with the most traction in dry, ideal conditions (like a race track) is a slick tire with no tread. However, a slick tire will hydroplane the worst. So if a car's tread patten can effectively "squeegee" the water out from under the contact patch, it has the least chance of hydroplaning.
Follow Ups	Wondering, how wide is everyone's rear wheels? - bobthemunchie 20:06:05 01/26/03 8.5 currently ... (stock) - markpearl91tt 20:08:28 01/26/03 wider than a small pony :) (n/m) - TomGreen 20:09:19 01/26/03 9", but 10" soon (Blitz 03s) :-) (n/m) - AshsZ (FABio) 20:15:37 01/26/03 you going to sell your old rims? (n/m) - MyWhiteZTT(NJ) 21:32:05 01/26/03 Yes. $1400, 18X9X265R 18X8X245F - AshsZ (FABio) 21:51:38 01/26/03 Well, look at all the great sports cars that come with - sebring1970 20:55:15 01/26/03 not really - Tennyson (ATL) 21:30:05 01/26/03 That's interesting. I agree there should be a proportional - sebring1970 02:54:25 01/27/03 18x12 - 335/30/18 (n/m) - Wagz 21:02:48 01/26/03 Cool, thanks. (n/m) - bobthemunchie 21:13:21 01/26/03 you should explain that you have a widebody kit - TARGETZ 21:21:42 01/26/03 Yeah... that's what I was thinking. (n/m) - degradated 21:28:45 01/26/03 oops ya-its a custom fit widebody kit being built around the - Wagz 21:46:20 01/26/03 I have 18's that are 9.5" wide w. 275/35/18 Offset 40 (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 21:54:47 01/26/03 18x10-295/35 (n/m) - kingtut(So.Cal) 22:05:13 01/26/03 18x11 295/35 panasport g7 3-piece (n/m) - PRJCTZ32 23:03:04 01/26/03 17 x 9 (n/m) - z ya 08:25:29 01/27/03 10 (n/m) - Chris(NJ) 11:22:47 01/27/03
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