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17-09-2015, 02:50 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
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As the tile says, Does having wider tires allow you to launch harder?
Reason i ask is few forums say that it doesn't matter about width but quality of tire. Example: i have ART Sport 2 Tires on at the moment, they are 245 wide, would upgrading to the 265 allow to me launch harder or will it just matter on tred / tire quality? Kind of a rookie question sorry, not a tire wiz :P Anyway, I appreciate any help. By the way, im not looking for top of the range tires as i don't have that much power. just looking for a harder launch to drop .2 sec off my time.
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17-09-2015, 04:17 PM
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Peter Car
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: geelong
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Yes with the same compound the wider tyres will allow a harder launch. If it's a harder compound it might not be any better though. A soft sticky thinner tyre may give a harder launch than a wider but harder compound tyre.
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Wider Tires = Harder Launch?
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