Tires for Front Wheel drive - is bigger better?
For performance and styling big tires are great for rear wheel drives - but what about front wheel drive?
Smaller but wider? Taller but thinner? What are the opinions and why? |
For performance wider tires will always give more grip. assuming you are placing them on an appropriate rim. drivetrain wont factor into this.
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Yep. Some FWD cars, like the Grand Prix GXP (I think that's the trim, anyway), come with larger front tires to help with front end grip when you get on the throttle.
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O.K. so wider tires - but how about size?
Is there some best in the range between 13-17"? Smaller easier to turn and larger are faster? What are the physics here? |
less weight, closer to the center of the circle will always accelerate quicker. Larger overal diameter will give you a gearing advantage biased towards top speed, if you have enough power to spin them.
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Originally Posted by Winfree
(Post 1948271)
O.K. so wider tires - but how about size?
Is there some best in the range between 13-17"? Smaller easier to turn and larger are faster? What are the physics here? |
Originally Posted by Winfree
(Post 1947769)
For performance and styling big tires are great for rear wheel drives - but what about front wheel drive?
Smaller but wider? Taller but thinner? What are the opinions and why? |
F1 cars use 13" diameter wheels if remember correctly.
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Originally Posted by MazdaMonkey
(Post 1952373)
F1 cars use 13" diameter wheels if remember correctly.
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Originally Posted by OldCoot
(Post 1952450)
Required by the rules.
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Originally Posted by OldCoot
(Post 1952450)
Required by the rules.
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Originally Posted by MazdaMonkey
(Post 1958325)
Yeah, but i doubt they would use much bigger if they rules allowed
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