295's rubbing in the back
11-06-2006, 01:12 AM
#11
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Lil' Rhody
Posts: 22,376
RE: 295's rubbing in the back
ORIGINAL: flyinghigh2k8
yea but that sez it will lower my car an inch... ok in my eyes, not know much about suspension, that would be bad seeing as it is rubbing being as low as it is. Why would I want it even lower? Woundn't that just make it scrape ezier? I'm sure ur rite I am just confused.
yea but that sez it will lower my car an inch... ok in my eyes, not know much about suspension, that would be bad seeing as it is rubbing being as low as it is. Why would I want it even lower? Woundn't that just make it scrape ezier? I'm sure ur rite I am just confused.
Stock suspension and 275's out back
M-5400-A kit with 275's out back
M-5400-A kit with 315's out back
11-06-2006, 01:26 AM
#12
RE: 295's rubbing in the back
ORIGINAL: flyinghigh2k8
yea but that sez it will lower my car an inch... ok in my eyes, not know much about suspension, that would be bad seeing as it is rubbing being as low as it is. Why would I want it even lower? Woundn't that just make it scrape ezier? I'm sure ur rite I am just confused.
yea but that sez it will lower my car an inch... ok in my eyes, not know much about suspension, that would be bad seeing as it is rubbing being as low as it is. Why would I want it even lower? Woundn't that just make it scrape ezier? I'm sure ur rite I am just confused.
11-06-2006, 10:10 AM
#16
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Lil' Rhody
Posts: 22,376
RE: 295's rubbing in the back
they are 17x9 front - 275/40/17 and 17x10.5 rear - 315/35/17. I actually have no clue what the back spacing is, i didnt order them per backspacing...
and they dont stick out at all
[IMG]local://upfiles/26017/A2A8EFD744C34E4E8081318840BC1C61.jpg[/IMG]
and they dont stick out at all
[IMG]local://upfiles/26017/A2A8EFD744C34E4E8081318840BC1C61.jpg[/IMG]
11-06-2006, 10:24 PM
#18
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: buying tires!
Posts: 3,220
RE: 295's rubbing in the back
hey adder how do you figure a thinner tire will grip better?
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
i had to bang in the pinch welds on my car in the back to fit my 315's. but i have a feeling your wheels just have thw wrong backspacing
you should change out to a 275/50/15, youll get better grip with the thinner tire believe it or not
i had to bang in the pinch welds on my car in the back to fit my 315's. but i have a feeling your wheels just have thw wrong backspacing
you should change out to a 275/50/15, youll get better grip with the thinner tire believe it or not
11-06-2006, 10:32 PM
#19
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Spfld, MA
Posts: 9,240
RE: 295's rubbing in the back
ORIGINAL: 95 BLOWN GT
hey adder how do you figure a thinner tire will grip better?
hey adder how do you figure a thinner tire will grip better?
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
i had to bang in the pinch welds on my car in the back to fit my 315's. but i have a feeling your wheels just have thw wrong backspacing
you should change out to a 275/50/15, youll get better grip with the thinner tire believe it or not
i had to bang in the pinch welds on my car in the back to fit my 315's. but i have a feeling your wheels just have thw wrong backspacing
you should change out to a 275/50/15, youll get better grip with the thinner tire believe it or not
11-06-2006, 10:36 PM
#20
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Lil' Rhody
Posts: 22,376
RE: 295's rubbing in the back
ORIGINAL: 95 BLOWN GT
hey adder how do you figure a thinner tire will grip better?
hey adder how do you figure a thinner tire will grip better?
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
i had to bang in the pinch welds on my car in the back to fit my 315's. but i have a feeling your wheels just have thw wrong backspacing
you should change out to a 275/50/15, youll get better grip with the thinner tire believe it or not
i had to bang in the pinch welds on my car in the back to fit my 315's. but i have a feeling your wheels just have thw wrong backspacing
you should change out to a 275/50/15, youll get better grip with the thinner tire believe it or not
I tested the theory at my local track. I ran my 315's vs my 275's.... same tires Sumitomo HTRz's... i had a 2.1 second 60' on the 275's (my suspension is NOT set for drag racing), and a 2.4s 60' on the 315's
the thing you have to keep in mind is that when you put down a wider tire, you spread the weight across a wider surface, therby lowering the weight on the contact surface per inch.
imaging having a 1x1x1 square cube and you put 50 lbs on it... you have a downward force of 50PSI
now take that same cube and put another next to it... the same 50lbs on top of both, you know have 25psi on each cube.... so you would be able to move the object easier due to lack of friction. Same thing works with tires, wider is not always better.