Sue'n'Steve
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Does anyone know, or care to hazard a guess, what the effects would be on VSA, ABS and odometer if we opt for a higher tire profile, e.g., 235/60 R17?
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Sue'n'Steve
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After posting my question, I reread the Owner's Manual. It states several times that you cannot change tire sizes without affecting VSA and ABS systems.
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theslik1
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Just out of friendly curiosity, why go higher on the profile? I can understand going +1 or +2 on the wheel size (lower profile) for handling considerations.
If you're looking to fill the wheel well gap, you'll be much happier with good quality lowering springs. A mild drop will look quite nice and improve handling to boot. Higher profile tires will markedly hurt handling, in addition to introducing speedo error, etc.
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golf nut
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Sue'n'Steve
Not knowing what you're trying to accomplish, so I'll guess it may be for snow tires??? If that's the case I've gone to 205-60-16 snows (on RL rims) and have no issues with ABS, VSA, spedo or handling - I obviously don't do any "hero" driving in the winter. As a direct comparison to my 99TL, on the very same winters, indicates the 04 is at least as controlled as the 99 was - meaning very stable for winter driving.
PS
The 205 tires are way better in snow/ slush than the EL42s were - absolutely no tendency to push or slide.
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Sue'n'Steve
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Theslick1, Golf Nut:
I should have mentioned my objective in my original note. I am trying to soften the ride and am willing to sacrifice some handling characteristics.
Thanks.
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golf nut
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Sue'n'Steve wrote:
Theslick1, Golf Nut:
I should have mentioned my objective in my original note. I am trying to soften the ride and am willing to sacrifice some handling characteristics.
Thanks.
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If that's the issue, I would suggest you maintain the original size but go to a "T" rated tire. There are lots who will say this is going to dramatically affect the handling, but my own experience shows it just softens things up a bit with the side benefit of increased tire mileage (I have a 95 Z28 and went from Z to V to H and finally T rated tires until I found the combination that provided the driving comfort I was looking for) without giving up much in real world handling. I actually gained in tracking since the Ts are more resistant to following ruts and grooves. Overall my Z is much more driver friendly now. I'll probably look for similar tires when it comes time to replace the EL42s (which won't be very long judging on their rapid wear).
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