[s-cars] Tires: 245/45R16 vs. 225/50R16

[LL - NY]

I have the Falken's on my UrS6 and while I find them grippy, at normal
street pressures I find them to be soft in sidewall and somewhat less
responsive than I expected. I haven't tried them at more "track appropriate"

pressures.

LL - NY

On 3/7/06, Mike Claire <mike.claire at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Not saying I came up with the right answer - but I run Y rated Falken GRB
> FK-451's in 245/45/16.  It's working out OK for me - these tires are cheap
> and perform well, but might be a little noiser than I'd like.  The in the
> Y
> rating, the sidewall stiff, I guarantee you.  They cost less than $100 at
> Vulcan Tire.
>
> I believe the Michelin Pilots or the the GS-D3's would be better tires -
> but
> I couldn't justify the cost at the time since I didn't have camber plates
> in
> and I didn't know how long any tire would last.  The Falkens are a great
> deal.
>
>
> Mike
>
> On 3/7/06, Kevin Day <kday at ultrameta.org> wrote:
> >
> > Wider contact patch, or stiffer sidewalls?
> >
> > I'm trying to decide on tires for this summer.  I have a nice set of
> > refinished 16x8 stock wheels waiting for new rubber.  There is a broad
> > selection of max performance tires available in 225/50, but relatively
> > few in 245/45.  Any advice on the merits of a wider tire vs. the
> > tradeoffs will be appreciated.  This is for a few DE events and normal
> > street driving.
> >
> > For example: Yokohama AVS Sport in 245 vs. Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 in
> > 225.  The cost is about the same.  Which would you choose?
> >
> > Thanks
> > -Kevin
> >
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