Tires, Sidewalls, Things

GySgtFrank · 07-28-2017, 03:42 PM

You will need to go with at least 17s if you want a good sticky tire for autocross. Anything smaller is very hard to find good performance street tires for anymore. There are race tires for the smaller sizes, but that could get expensive fast. The lower the profile of the sidewall, the more responsive the tire will be to changes of direction, downside being that the lower the profile of the sidewall the harsher the ride will be. Your choice on what balance you want to make.

project86 · 07-28-2017, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GySgtFrank

You will need to go with at least 17s if you want a good sticky tire for autocross. Anything smaller is very hard to find good performance street tires for anymore. There are race tires for the smaller sizes, but that could get expensive fast. The lower the profile of the sidewall, the more responsive the tire will be to changes of direction, downside being that the lower the profile of the sidewall the harsher the ride will be. Your choice on what balance you want to make.

Ok that makes sense. What about the sidewall flexing enough that the lips of the rims get messed up? I feel like I’ve heard of that happening from hard cornering. Is that a thing?

07-28-2017, 03:42 PM	#1
GySgtFrank Professional Stick Poker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stafford, Ks. Posts: 1,016 Rep Power: 16	You will need to go with at least 17s if you want a good sticky tire for autocross. Anything smaller is very hard to find good performance street tires for anymore. There are race tires for the smaller sizes, but that could get expensive fast. The lower the profile of the sidewall, the more responsive the tire will be to changes of direction, downside being that the lower the profile of the sidewall the harsher the ride will be. Your choice on what balance you want to make. __________________ 1988 N/A SE 2+2, dead stock and staying that way. 1979 SA22C stock? Not so much. http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=15585