danno
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I`ve got the all season Bridgestone EL42 in 235/45/17 Turanzas and want to get a wider track.I think the Yokahama ES100 series are the widest. With the 17x8 wheel,could I put 245s or maybe stretch it to 255s? I know you lose some performance and or comfort. Can you think of a wider track tire? What about 245s front 255s rear?
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Cy@tirerack
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We haven't had a car in to test fit for wider tire sizing. Will post as soon as we do.
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hondaficionado
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Why would you want wider tires on the rear than you have on the front on a FWD car? Seems like that would only emphasize the natural tendency to understeer.
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danno
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I know its a FWD car but, just wondering if it would make a big difference or not notice when driving
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Cy@tirerack
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Depends on how aggressively you corner with the car. If you drive fast only when your cruising in a straight line and ease when you hit the corners you won't notice as much. If you corner aggressively and curves and exit ramps, it will make the car push.
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need4spd
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Actually, when pushing my car a little hard in tight turns, I have felt a little oversteer before the VSA kicks in, very strange, not used to that in a Fwd car at all, maybe the bigger rears would help.
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Cy@tirerack
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You may want to run a little lower tire pressure in the rear or little higher pressure up front to tune out the oversteer. Perhaps Honda is trying to get the car to mimic a RWD car.
Last edited by Cy@tirerack on 11-20-2003 14:10
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danno
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Thanks CY@TIRERACK, what would the widest track tire be for a 245/17 be currently?
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Cy@tirerack
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danno wrote:
Thanks CY@TIRERACK, what would the widest track tire be for a 245/17 be currently?
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We haven't test fit wider sizes as I posted above, if there were a 245 size to try the size would be 245/40-17. We don't have tread width information from all manufacturers but the widest measured tread tire in this size is the Bridgestone S-03 Pole Position. See:
http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AL6&url=/tires/tires.jsp&tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+S-03+Pole+Position
Tread width is 9 inches.
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need4spd
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Cy@tirerack wrote:
You may want to run a little lower tire pressure in the rear or little higher pressure up front to tune out the oversteer. Perhaps Honda is trying to get the car to mimic a RWD car.
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