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Old 09-12-2013, 04:12 PM   #97 (permalink)
racprops
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I have found that low profile tires roll straighter and do not flip cars like large tires.

I have had a couple of blow outs over the years and large timer cause the most trouble controlling the car.

Low profile tires don't cause as much, and yes I have had a blow out with one .

So with a 18inch wheel I can run low profile tires and not change the overall wheel/tire height.

Also I am now running about 2 inch wider tire and one with more traction, traction that means more safe control in lane changes, fast curves, and more import STOPS, shorter stops.

I am running high performance tires, and they look good as well.





Note the Van behind the Mercury, it also has 18inch wheels and performance tires.

Rich