Putting thinner tires on the car?
Re: Putting thinner tires on the car?
Brent, by putting a smaller tire on the Crossfire (front & back) I'm sure the over all aggressive "look" of the car will be greatly tamed,IMO. Handling shouldn't be adversely affected if you use a similar performance tire design at those smaller numbers.
Performance should actually improve thanks to the fact that your engine will have to spin less overall mass and weight. Also, with a "shorter tire in back, you will effectively be giving your car a lower gear ratio. Thus turning the 3.27:1 ratio into something more like a 3.50:1. Just by losing 1" in height on the rear wheels.
You didn't say your reasons for making the change, Performance, handling, or just to be different. But nothing changes the "feel" of a car more than installing a different set rubber on it.
Good luck.
Performance should actually improve thanks to the fact that your engine will have to spin less overall mass and weight. Also, with a "shorter tire in back, you will effectively be giving your car a lower gear ratio. Thus turning the 3.27:1 ratio into something more like a 3.50:1. Just by losing 1" in height on the rear wheels.
You didn't say your reasons for making the change, Performance, handling, or just to be different. But nothing changes the "feel" of a car more than installing a different set rubber on it.
Good luck.
Re: Putting thinner tires on the car?
Brent, after re-reading your original post, now I see that you were only thinking about going down one size. In that case, I don't think that you would notice much difference, if at all. Your cars appearance would probably have a different over all look, but unless you were parked next to another Crossfire (with stock tires) nobody would probably ever notice.
You mentioned that you liked the more rounded look of a "thinner" tire. Are you referring to the "cross section" view of the tire, in other words, what you would see if you were to cut a tire in half winding up with two "half moons".
In that case, you may want to look at getting a smaller diameter set of wheels (like the 17's off a Mercedes SLK). They use a taller aspect ratio sidewall to make up for the difference in height of our wheels. Since there is more side wall to deal with, they have a more "squat" or "bulged out" radial look about them when viewed from behind.
You mentioned that you liked the more rounded look of a "thinner" tire. Are you referring to the "cross section" view of the tire, in other words, what you would see if you were to cut a tire in half winding up with two "half moons".
In that case, you may want to look at getting a smaller diameter set of wheels (like the 17's off a Mercedes SLK). They use a taller aspect ratio sidewall to make up for the difference in height of our wheels. Since there is more side wall to deal with, they have a more "squat" or "bulged out" radial look about them when viewed from behind.
Re: Putting thinner tires on the car?
I am talking about the "euro" look, wide wheels with tires a bit smaller (width wise). Anyways dropping down a size gives MANY more choices on tires. i was looking at the new nitto INVO. It shows a 245/35/19 on their site but none of the online dealers stock that size.
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