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Old 07-26-2017, 12:11 PM
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Default Tire size

I was running 315/275 17's combo on my car for many many years
I recently changed to a 335/275 18's combo and do not have an issue
This is on a 2nd gen Firebird

My mid engine Pantera has 315/245 18's combo and after some tweaking
of the shocks/bars etc it works

That being said the type of tires you run really makes the big difference
The newer 200 rated tires are miles better than what we have had in the past
I actually ran two autocrosses one on each car with a dot 40 rated tire
out front and 200 rated tire out back with no issues... these new tires
like the Bridgestone RE71r and the new BFG rival S tires are actually that
good for crossing... I have not run them on the track as I have heard
heat does effect them some

Bob
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