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Originally Posted by jdp530
Our autox/DE season has already begun so I need to order some tires ASAP for stock rims. I am running in CS for the time being.
Since the RS3 V2 tires 225/45/17 are back-ordered I am tempted to order the Dunlop ZII SS. The ZII SS 235/40/17 is also available and not too much more expensive.
Would there be a significant improvement in handling with the larger tire running on stock suspension? My car is completely stock but I do have a set of oem crash bolts to install.
Thanks,
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Not significant, and beyond some size there are diminishing (or even negative) returns from going larger. That size is different for each tire model.
There is some data at least that supports oversizing the tire on RS3s, and the ZII SS with its stiffer sidewall should tolerate oversizing even better. I am personally targeting the Dunlop 235 for my next set, unless I end up getting some cheap slightly used Rivals from a local.