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Old 11-25-2014, 09:22 AM   #49 (permalink)
jedi_sol
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Originally Posted by 2000mc View Post
Sounds like you need some skinny tires. Ones you could more easily reach the limits of. Putting big sticky tires on kinda ruined a car for me, sure it was faster / handled better, but I would be laying against the door and hanging off the steering wheel, and I wouldn't even get tire noise if I was under half throttle. Meanwhile balto is having a blast on 165s
Yep, after these ultra high performance summer tires wear down, I'll replace them with all seasons. That should bring the grip levels down and lrr up for better coasting.

But with eco driving, the summer tires are not wearing down fast enough! Lol
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