My understanding is the 13" tires have a taller sidewall to get to a
necessary diameter. That taller sidewall "leans" (flexes) more in the
corner and slowly removes the contact patch with the road. Thus the
drive can feel/hear the limit of the grip and respond accordingly. Tires
with a shorter (stiffer) sidewall (and likely a wider tire too) though
they may grip better up to a point..., lose that contact patch more
abruptly. So, depending upon ones driving expectations there are
advantages/ disadvantages to each configuration. Like most things in
life there isn't one, better all around option. In most case there is
always a tradeoff.
On 8/7/2023 6:43 AM, DW via Tigers wrote:
> Back in '94 when Tom Sakai bought his yellow tiger,
>
> He had 15" wheels and too stiff rear springs.
>
> Talk about Oversteer In a hurry!
>
> 13" wheels slowed down the oversteer and different springs fixed it.
>
> I am seriously considering putting 13" wheels on my econobox
>
> in place of the OEM 15" wheels for at least 4 reasons.
>
> 1) to be able to use up all the sticky 13s we have.
>
> 2) get wider tires.
>
> 3) get a softer ride??
>
> 4) Try out the -2 Look.
>
> DW
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