Will 295's slow me down?

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5/4/06, 09:29 PM

Baginoman2

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I have an auto, and my mods are in my sig. and i was wanting some new rims and wheels soon. I wanted 295's in the back and 255's up front. To be specific...295/35/18, and 255/40/18. Would this slow me down? Would i feel it majorly? thankyou! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/04.gif[/img]

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5/4/06, 10:17 PM

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wider tires shouldnt really slow ya down, its just a bit more unsprung weight. Taller tires tend to slow ya down since it reduces your overall gear ratio.

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5/4/06, 10:40 PM

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Yea its OK. I worry about curbing the rims with the fronts. Need some tire meat out there to hit first.

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5/5/06, 02:44 PM

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They won't slow you down, but the amount of understeer while turning will increase...this is an issue that is noticed when running wider tires on the rear

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5/6/06, 10:43 AM

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(06GT @ May 5, 2006, 3:47 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
They won't slow you down, but the amount of understeer while turning will increase...this is an issue that is noticed when running wider tires on the rear
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sry not a huge tech. guy [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif[/img]

what does this mean?

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