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Originally posted by riggaP

The tyres wernt changed during complience coz they're sold here in Oz. Bridgestones with 65% tred. Lucky coz it saved me $100s.

Anyway after they die (shouldnt be too long now) its 255 rear, 235 front on a nice set of  18s!:P  Hopefully I'll be able accelerate in the wet... even after a few more mods!:D

Hey the wider the tyres the more trouble u will have with spinning in the wet :)

More surface area on tyre easier to aquaplane

Its a real bugga mine loses traction so easy in wet but is good in the dry....

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Might be "easier to aquaplane" but if I upgrade to 255s, theres still 10cm more width on the ground. Wet or not 255s will hold better than 205s. The difference prolly wont be much in the wet but in theory should me more.

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205s will probably be better in the wet than 255s  

you have more weight on less area which sticks to the road wider tires hold more water

dry different story :-)

:what:

Does that mean if I put 14" 165s on the back I'll get more traction than 18" 265s????:confused:

So 1370kg on a 205 = more taction than 1370kg on 255 (19.6% bigger)?????

Call me dumb but that does not make any sense whatsoever.

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hehe confusion..

There isnt a theory behind it..

And its a long one...

you need to penetrate your tyres thru the water to get grip on the tarmac.

The bigger the tyre the harder it is to penetrate thru u will find it may be easier to spin in normal conditions.......

If you put your foot down of course the skinnier tyre ids going to lose grip quicker but if u have over 200hp at wheels i try to keep boost off

I hit 10psi @100km down the freeway in 3rd and back swung out all of a sudden i was looking at the middle of the train line and skipped a few heart beats....

Still get your 265s there all good :burnout:

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what macka's saying is right

the wider the tyre in the dry the better

the wider the tyre in the wet: the more likely the car will fish tail and spin out under power & cornering, Due to the tyre not cutting through the water lying on the road the tyres on my car seem to float over the water.

I also try to stay off boost in the wet

but in saying that it can also make for more FUN when its wet.

(WET WEATHER ACTION) :) :eek: :(

Regards DAMQIK

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I understand the theory, but I can't believe thats what will happen in practice. There has to be a point where the more width of the rubber outweighs the amount of water they hold. ie the wider they are the more water they can hold before you get the aquaplane effect.

I'll have to experiment and find out.:)

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Sorry guys but its still buggin me. I went to a tyre place today and spoke to the dude there who supported your theory for crap tyres, but, he also said that the technology in the high end rubber will hold better in the wet the bigger they get.

So I guess everyone wins...

S13 Silvia, how did you go with gettin the car fixed??

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Yeah, I fixed it within a week :rolleyes:

I bought a castor rod $95 at local import wrecker and a

Left Transverse Link Assembley (suspension arm) for $40 including postage off another car enthusiast.

I unbolted the old suspension arm and castor rod and fitted the new stuff, it wasn't too hard when you think about it except I had trouble getting some of the bolts off (needed at least 2 people's torque) but now when I steer sometimes I get a light banging noise and I've tried to find out what it is but to no avail, I'm still trying to find out.

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argh i had the same problem, and now im having the same noise issue...

Its either when u turn all the way, or u go over a speed hump/etc, u get a creeking noise from the front left (in my case).

Ive had it checked out, they couldn't find problems, had it all greased up, same problem still...Getting the steering rack colunm replaced atm, so ill let u know if it makes a difference :rolleyes:

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lolol it ****en ****s u aye :rolleyes::):D

For the life of me i have nfi whats causing it...

They went over the springs, brushs, joints, everything, no problems. They oiled it all up hard, which made some difference (better but not perfect, and im touchy bout **** like this :D).

I'll let u know when i get my car back, should be friday

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sure does! :)

It's a bast**d.

I got my mate to steer it lock to lock on the spot and drive slowly steering lock to lock and going over bumps and I couldn't work out what it was. I oiled all the joints I touched and also WD-40'd everything at a different time and it had no effect. No idea! But over the weekend, I ran up the ass of a Magna (woman driver.....even though technically it's my fault :rolleyes:) and also lost 3 demerit points! So that problem hasn't been at the forefront but it would be good to know wtf it is!

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