Thread: Tall tire test (taller gearing advantage offset by wider, heavier wheels/tires?)
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Old 05-20-2011, 10:21 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SentraSE-R View Post
That's a possible option - to put taller tires on the stock wheels. 195/65-15s would be 5% taller than stock while only weighing 37 lbs.
This is exactly what I have been wondering about... using my stock wheels but putting larger tires on. Right now it has 185/65-R15s. I have been considering an LRR 195/65-R15 set. A 25" diameter instead of maybe 24.5." But they'll be slightly wider too, yes?
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