camry3sfe
04-11-2007, 03:06 AM
okay, I'm going to be getting 16 inch rims soon. and I'm trying to figure out what tire size i should buy to slap on the rims which I hope to aquire. here are the options:
falken azenis:
205/40/16 (gives me wider than stock contact patch by two sizes -stock 185- and gives me even more advantage in acceleration than my 195/60/14 does now. The difference in my acceleration is VERY noticeable between going from 185/70/14 to 195/60/14 even tho it only runs my speedo 4.1% faster. with 205/40/16 it will be about 7.2% faster, which seems to me will be even MORE noticable.)
215/45/16 (gives me slightly wider oriented contact patch, but less acceleration advantage over stock. would drive the speedo 2.3% faster than it should be)
225/50/16 (would fit only in the front, would have to have a different tire in rear. would drive my speedo 0.3% too slow)
yokohama ao48:
225/45/16 (will probably fit in the front and REAR with a 225 wide tire, would have a slight gearing for acceleration advantage over stock, but very very small. only will drive my speedo 0.9% too fast and I think the yok's might be a better tire than the azenis. only problem is 200 dollars each)
I'm thinkin that although the 205's are narrower, the gearing will probably give me more of an advantage over my grip through corners. PLus the narrower tires wont weigh as much as wider ones. The yok's although I would love to have more than anything else, I highly doubt they are in the budget for this season.
anyone know of any good competition tire that's 225 wide on 16 inch rims that are lower profile than 45?
falken azenis:
205/40/16 (gives me wider than stock contact patch by two sizes -stock 185- and gives me even more advantage in acceleration than my 195/60/14 does now. The difference in my acceleration is VERY noticeable between going from 185/70/14 to 195/60/14 even tho it only runs my speedo 4.1% faster. with 205/40/16 it will be about 7.2% faster, which seems to me will be even MORE noticable.)
215/45/16 (gives me slightly wider oriented contact patch, but less acceleration advantage over stock. would drive the speedo 2.3% faster than it should be)
225/50/16 (would fit only in the front, would have to have a different tire in rear. would drive my speedo 0.3% too slow)
yokohama ao48:
225/45/16 (will probably fit in the front and REAR with a 225 wide tire, would have a slight gearing for acceleration advantage over stock, but very very small. only will drive my speedo 0.9% too fast and I think the yok's might be a better tire than the azenis. only problem is 200 dollars each)
I'm thinkin that although the 205's are narrower, the gearing will probably give me more of an advantage over my grip through corners. PLus the narrower tires wont weigh as much as wider ones. The yok's although I would love to have more than anything else, I highly doubt they are in the budget for this season.
anyone know of any good competition tire that's 225 wide on 16 inch rims that are lower profile than 45?