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Originally Posted by fatoni
im actually gonna ignore all the bs you just said and end with this: pick a tire size. lets say 225. for that tire, a 7" rim will not be faster or more fun or have better turn in or have more consistent tire temps than it will on an 8" rim. if it isnt a classing issue there is no reason not to jump. thats true for street or track purposes. i understand that there is a certain fun with skinny tires. i have never been talking about tire sizes in my argument ever. i have owned a stock brz since 2013 on stock tires and i have an elise on r888.the brz is not more fun.
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A 225 tire on a 7" rim and a 8" rim? No, you are even more wrong. This has been tested and measured again. I had 16 inch 6.5" rims and I switched them to 7" rims with same tire sizes. The ONLY reason to do this is to have a bit stronger sidewalls. You don't have more traction. Ask the Japanese's that are doing the same in the Gazoo 86/BRZ races. Check also the performance package where factory was doing the same. Using the 215's on 7.5" instead of 7" rims. Why do you think on the tS they went back to 7" rims and JUST better rubber? Because the sidewalls are already stronger on a bigger 18" wheel. I told you before, that for traction you need better tires. It looks that for you bigger is always better, which in fact is NOT!