Thread: Tire Width?
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Old 04-01-2013, 04:07 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by simpleisbest View Post
245/40 street tire? If so, what brand? Thanks!
They are Hoosier race tires, not street tires. People run wider tires in autocross because it increases grip. Guys used to run 275/35/15 Hoosiers on ITR's 6" rim in the front and as a result could generate enough front end grip to lift a rear tire in the air. Those tires really became difference makers when courses had long sweepers, in the transition stuff the 225s were better. That's a very unique case using very grippy stiff sidewall autocross tires though.
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