Ok, I have been thinking about changing my tire size...down. I e-mailed a guy at Tire Rack and he said that 205/55R-16 should fit on the rims.
My thought process is this. By reducing the tire diameter by almost 2 inches it will be like running shorter gears and equal better acceleration. And, by having shorter sidewalls I will get better cornering. The last thing is probably going to create some contravercy. I figured that by reducing the contact patch it will allow more tire spin which may actually help acceleration. I think too often people end up with too much bite and it causes the engine to bog down. I am hoping that I will get a good burn out off the line and get some spin through at least second.
Opinions?
My thought process is this. By reducing the tire diameter by almost 2 inches it will be like running shorter gears and equal better acceleration. And, by having shorter sidewalls I will get better cornering. The last thing is probably going to create some contravercy. I figured that by reducing the contact patch it will allow more tire spin which may actually help acceleration. I think too often people end up with too much bite and it causes the engine to bog down. I am hoping that I will get a good burn out off the line and get some spin through at least second.
Opinions?