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naz,May 5 2004, 06:44 PM Wrote:

_JC_,May 5 2004, 06:23 PM Wrote:stickier tires with a 60 series tires is not gonna help very much. in the end i'm going to have a massive side wall on the tire that will flex under hard cornering

the tires i am taking about putting on the OEM wheels are stuff like yoko A032R, toyo RA1... you are talking that you 'wanna handle like a race car' right.. that is what you are going to need to do that

you can put any 18" tire you want on that car, with all that $$ put into the suspension.. you will get decimated by someone with a stock focus who has wrapped their their OEM wheels in R comps. end of story.

R comps >>>>>> street tire

besides.. even with relatively crap tires like kumho 712s, i break traction before the sidewalls roll over...

your best bet seriously.. if you really want to 'handle like a racecar' is get some R comps for your OEM wheels.

dude ...you should have been a tire salesman.....

btw....not so sure 712's are as crappy as some say.....I have to drive retardedly fast to break traction and still it does not reaaaaaly break ti just kinda rolls over... that could be a product of the aftermarket suspension , or both ...either way the combo works very well....especially if you pick your lines carefully....

would you not get a ton of roll off sticky tires on the 15's.....I personally would not like this situation cause when it does break loose it is gonna get kinda goofy waiting for the tire to return to position and except the change in stearing/body position....I would rather know exactly were the tire is at ...even at a minor sacrifice to performance ( comment directed towards big side walls not r- comps)

just my 2 cents ...but hey what do I know