Technical what size tyres for better handling???
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Technical what size tyres for better handling???
Which Sei is it?
If you've not got an anti roll bar, fit one first. If it's not lowered, do that next, then you can usefully look at tyres.
To be honest, I don't think tyres do much -- if anything -- for handling per se on Seis, more for grip. 185 is the widest you can sensibly go to on a 5.5J, wider will have a bad effect on handling.
Anything over 165 is probably wasted on a 900.
If you've not got an anti roll bar, fit one first. If it's not lowered, do that next, then you can usefully look at tyres.
To be honest, I don't think tyres do much -- if anything -- for handling per se on Seis, more for grip. 185 is the widest you can sensibly go to on a 5.5J, wider will have a bad effect on handling.
Anything over 165 is probably wasted on a 900.
if its a sporting then it has an ARB
theres plenty of threads on this and plenty off opinions.
some run 195 and some 185
have a look in the cinq/sei section and you will see plenty
some run 195 and some 185
have a look in the cinq/sei section and you will see plenty
175's 50 13s on the original rim is the best compromise, sadly you no longer get bridgestones so Continentals are your best bet.
Liam
Liam
Getting decent softer compound tyres with a well designed tread pattern will make a difference too, depending on the tyres you're going between it may even be more than going 2cm wider on the tread and could increase the quality of the ride too (cheaper tyres tend to have a harder quality to them).
Wider flat tread will, most of the time, give better handling with the same tyre type (ie Pirelli P5000), however if you go too wide the tyre deforms and becomes bowed, this gives an effect smiler to over-presureised tyres. 5.5J is right on the narrow end of Toyo's recommended rim width for 195 tyres so I'd be looking at 6.5 or 7.0J rims.
Wider flat tread will, most of the time, give better handling with the same tyre type (ie Pirelli P5000), however if you go too wide the tyre deforms and becomes bowed, this gives an effect smiler to over-presureised tyres. 5.5J is right on the narrow end of Toyo's recommended rim width for 195 tyres so I'd be looking at 6.5 or 7.0J rims.
Wet handing is EXTREMLY tread determined, a good tread that can disperse a lot of water will give good wet handling, if the tyre can't disperse the water then you've got big problems. However besides word of mouth on your target car I know of no way to get real wet weather information about tyres, it is also worth mentioning that handling characteristics of tyres can be a car dependent thing.
cinqing said:if you go for anything bigger than 175 it gets a bit doge in the wet
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Oh good, I'm not the only one to think that then. I was wondering if the Sei's weight would impact that at all..AppleSei said:debateable commentcinqing said:if you go for anything bigger than 175 it gets a bit doge in the wet
There is also the issue that after a certain speed even the best tyre loses grip, I only managed about ten or fifteen MPH in cornering with the Bridgestones and Conti's over the Nankangs, you can't just go any speed.
Liam
Liam
Isn't that called common sense bloomfieldliam? I mean there's different levels of wet etc. When it's hot like this I can throw the punto through a particular corner at 45mph and still have almost no under-steer with the throttle open, at lower temps like 10C you're talking 35mph before you can get on the throttle.
StoneNewt said:
Yeah but no offence to anyone in this thread but sometimes common sense doesn't apply to some people, if you thought you'd seen it all just hang around a while longer!
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