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Originally posted by Alex Mc
Typically when you increase the front tire width you gain several advantage, which do lead do less understeer as mentioned. This is because you are increasing the front grip, thus the front tires can hang on for longer.. too much front-end grip, however, and the car will oversteer. Also, you get increased/sharper turn-in response and due to the larger cross-section your braking ability should also be increased. The disadvantages are the increased drag and weight from a heavier/wider tire, but the bad is far outweighed by the good in most cases. Dinan runs 275's up front on their tuned E46 M3's. |
That totally answered my question.
Now how about this
A car with an 8" and 8.5"rear setup ran fine and was balanced in and out of a turn. Now the driver got new wheels in the back and is now running a 8" and 10" in the back. Since the rear traction patch is larger it will slide less and will hold a desired line in and out of a turn, however there is no change up front, therefore causing the car to understeer. Is this neccesarily true?