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Originally Posted by nikitopo
Wide tires is the current trend, but keep in mind that the first WRX RA's and WRX STI RA's had 205/55 tires and power up to 280ps with turbo. A stickier tire on stock wheels or on lighter similar size wheels is all you need, unless you go more than 300ps.
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While I agree with the sentiment, the RA (record attempt) cars aren't specifically showing what record they were attempting to take. (may be public knowledge, I just don't happen to know, sorry for my ignorance) With the weight and frame of those cars, coupled with the AWD and an LSD in the read, surely they had no traction problems even at those power levels.
Don't discount that different weight and chassis size/balance on a car will very much dictate generally what tires you'll need for a goal. I can say that a 200tw tire in stock size is way more than enough grip at stock power levels, you'll be hard pressed to lose traction unless you're trying.
TL;DR - For this car frame, I completely agree that stock size or a 225 will offer completely more than enough grip if you go with a good tire and have it inflated correctly. I really hate when people buy a discount 255 section tire and complain they still have no grip...this is why some people just don't know any better I think
