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better handling.
Monday, June 13, 2011 11:05 PM
hello,


I am wanting to know if anyone knows what other sizes of rubber I can fit on my 2002 sunfire stock rims. Here is a URL to a page that shows the style I have they are the ones on the top. I am basically wanting too put some rubber on that handles better I know I can go 195/60/15, but was thinking of maybe going 205/60/15 to increase the width which from my understanding decreasing the height and increasing the width will increase handling a little bit.


http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=2002+sunfire+stock+rim+styles&view=detail&id=FC45299D82FC7EACC34C553EB963D2D10CD2F109&first=0&FORM=IDFRIR

I am looking for struts for my newly aquired Eibach pro-kit performance coils, If anybody has some?

Re: better handling.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 6:20 PM
The answer to the question is within the question....
Re: better handling.
Sunday, June 19, 2011 2:06 PM
So my understanding is correct? about the tire info?
Does anyone know, what sizes tires I can fit on a 15 x 6 rim?

I am looking for struts for my newly aquired Eibach pro-kit performance coils, If anybody has some?
Re: better handling.
Saturday, July 09, 2011 11:15 AM
You'd be better off picking up a set of stock Z wheels, then you can run 225/50R16's, that would get you a noticeable difference, assuming you didn't cheap out on tires.



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Re: better handling.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 8:13 PM
Buying good tires in the same size is going to make more of a difference than buying cheap tires in a wider size. And smaller tires are cheap. At stock power levels a 205 width is really hard to push past its limit (correctly, I dont mean driving like an ass and understeering everywhere because you dont know how to drive), as long as its good rubber like a star spec or re11.


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