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Dec 13, 2002 | 06:34 AM

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And you did that because?

Dec 13, 2002 | 07:23 AM

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it looks cool thats it

Dec 13, 2002 | 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by swedespeed
What a "traction patch" is, is the size of the impression the tire would make on the ground. Yes, i was speaking about lateral traction not launch traction. Street tires and drag tires are completely different. Having a stiffer tire in the rear will greatly affect the performance of the car, creating oversteer by reaching its traction threshold well before the front would. Theres always other factors in the suspension that have to be considered as well.

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Ya were talking about the same thing. The point I am trying to make, the Rim diameter doesn't affect this. The Series of the tire does. you could have a 17" in the front and a 18" in the back one could be a 30 series and one could be a 40 series and they will have the same side wall height so its not going to affect the oversteer.

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Dec 13, 2002 | 07:40 AM

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And you did that because?

it comes like that

Dec 13, 2002 | 07:57 AM

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it comes like that

Goddamnit! There must be a reason why it does, and that is the answer I am looking for.

Dec 13, 2002 | 09:05 AM

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they will have the same side wall height so its not going to affect the oversteer.

but they will have different sidewall strength, the 30 series is going to be stiffer, thus the traction breaking point will be higher

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that is the answer I am looking for.

probably because it equals out the way the suspension is setup, plus the power has a great deal to do with how they keep the tires on the ground.

I'll bet theres some information about this somewhere in here:
http://www.seansa4page.com/resource/autotech.html

Dec 13, 2002 | 09:16 AM

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lol swede your still not getting it. Series is just a percentage of the width. So techinically a 30 series and a 40 series could be identical so strength is going to be identical.

Right?

Dec 13, 2002 | 10:09 AM

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Originally posted by Skywalker
Goddamnit! There must be a reason why it does, and that is the answer I am looking for.

I'm sure it was just for looks, they could have had the same effect by changing the final drive ratio.

Nov 20, 2004 | 06:11 PM

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Re: Bigger wheels in back!

yea well bascially when u put bigger tires/ rims on the back then u u get more traction, bascially more traction for the back and better sterring in the front