Duane Black
Curbs go brrrppp
greetings track connoisseurs,
I'm good on tires for now, but can never have enough spares, right?
I've run 285/35/18 on 10" wheels for 2 sets now. The gearing change going yo hankook over bridgestonr (285/30/18) made be faster despite less grip due to the straightaway speed my v6 could muster... 122 on straighys was all 4th had, and you'd just hit limiters at the end of the back straight at vir. With 285/35, im at 130ish with the same rev limiter. I know monster tires forever arent the way to go... but i still wonder... could i be faster yet eith a 40 profile? The correct answer is probablu gear, but alas...
Is a 295/40 on 10" wheels too much? Is 275/40 safer? I dont mind running a 3-6mm spacer. Ive got -2.5 camber on stock style struts. The 275/40 set would save me a couple hundred bucks a set, but would i constantly wish I had sprung for 295?
I'm also aware wheel width can affecr tire contact.... so is the contaxt patch a negligible difference here anyway?
If it matters, a 295 is 3 more lbs than a 275 and 4 more lbs than a 285.
I'm good on tires for now, but can never have enough spares, right?
I've run 285/35/18 on 10" wheels for 2 sets now. The gearing change going yo hankook over bridgestonr (285/30/18) made be faster despite less grip due to the straightaway speed my v6 could muster... 122 on straighys was all 4th had, and you'd just hit limiters at the end of the back straight at vir. With 285/35, im at 130ish with the same rev limiter. I know monster tires forever arent the way to go... but i still wonder... could i be faster yet eith a 40 profile? The correct answer is probablu gear, but alas...
Is a 295/40 on 10" wheels too much? Is 275/40 safer? I dont mind running a 3-6mm spacer. Ive got -2.5 camber on stock style struts. The 275/40 set would save me a couple hundred bucks a set, but would i constantly wish I had sprung for 295?
I'm also aware wheel width can affecr tire contact.... so is the contaxt patch a negligible difference here anyway?
If it matters, a 295 is 3 more lbs than a 275 and 4 more lbs than a 285.