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This alone can translate to 235s being better on tracks that demand higher Gs/more slaloms.
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And Daria exclaims 205 is better than 215 when she drives on this track:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tpmTgmSCWM"]BRZ on frozen lake in Lapland - YouTube[/ame]
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^ Wow, she's perfection.
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There are many car fanboys who believe that wider is always better. In track testing alternatives, as I have done in the past, there is a sweet spot in width for each car, each track, and each pavement type -- and weather conditions. The trade-offs of wheel/tire weight and number of curves as well as engine hp make this interesting. However, the stock BRZ has only 200 hp, and good 215's, could well be the best performing tire width on the road. Put on a supercharger, and I would never go with 215's on the rear, but may well keep them on the front. In general, people who spend money on wide tires and wheels, are just trying to justify their purchases. You can tell, because with a stock engine, there is absolutely NO reason to change the fronts, and they do. Changing the fronts make the car less responsive in virtually all cases. The backs are a different matter and there are valid arguments on both sides. But there is no argument that justifies super wide tires on a stock BRZ/86. |
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switchlanez: except i'm used to 1/10th of mentioned spendings on local icetracks and she forgot to mention that good trackday or two will rip most of studs out of tires or another lifhack, which is tire rotation, for one axle driven cars. But yes, 205 or even 195 is my choice aswell for local winters.
BUT! Most of thread & arguing about was regarding dry summer tarmac track performance? For that that narrow is going overboard. It's about sweet spot, and going overboard possible at both ends of spectrum. |
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When did you spend this amount of money? Which decade? Nowadays a consumer has to search hard to find a 15" or 16" wheel in the US and same applies in Europe. They still keep some small sizes for the Asian market, but with the current tendency this will finish very soon.
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