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Depends on the Tires (archive)
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Posted by Bob on April 28, 2000 at 15:02:41:

In Reply to: handling from 225/60/15 to 225/50/16....... posted by Adam on April 28, 2000 at 11:39:55:

: is a major improvement!, no tire lateral "rolling"(sidewall distortion) when conering and what a difference that makes on responsiveness! If your going to upgrade, definitly go to at least 16's or 17's(max) just remember to keep overall diameter as close to stock as poss., you'll feel the diff.
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Given identical tires, you are correct that the 16 will perform better, BUT...

Really good 15s will outhandle so-so 16s, so a lot of it is in the tire selection.

I have a set of Toyo Z800+ 205/70-14 (for wet/winter) that out handle most 225/60-15 or 225/50-16 tires without any of the trammeling of the 16" tires.

They just don't look as neat.

Bob



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