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I have only seen one car with a 24" front and it looked horrible. The main reason people go with 15x3.5 rims with a 26" tire is because there is a **** ton less rolling mass. Each static pound you take off the front of your car, is like taking three pounds off when converted to rolling weight. 15x3.5s are ALOT lighter than stock 16x8s or even aftermarket wheels, thus causing the car do go faster. My stock motor mustang went from 13.91 to 13.79 in the same day just from swapping from 17x9 cobra R's to 15x3.5 Welds.
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165's are VW not 165/80's. There is a difference. My car only sees 118mph on the track and see's 140 all the time on the street and still good. Not to mention it feels 100% more stable at higher speeds then my sportsman's did. No more floating around and it can actually go around a corner
Factory 275.40's are at 1,600lbs and 165/80's are 1300lbs with me being 100lbs lighter in front and about to be another 40lbs lighter with hood i think im safe. Its the speed rating i have to be worried about i just to hold it at high speeds for long periods of time. I do 1-2-3-4-then slow down
If i had a 9 sec car or faster i would get some S/R but not for my DD I know that they are the beter way to go but i have seen to many cars running 165/80's and no problems and they are all 10 sec cars pulling wheels
Factory 275.40's are at 1,600lbs and 165/80's are 1300lbs with me being 100lbs lighter in front and about to be another 40lbs lighter with hood i think im safe. Its the speed rating i have to be worried about i just to hold it at high speeds for long periods of time. I do 1-2-3-4-then slow down
If i had a 9 sec car or faster i would get some S/R but not for my DD I know that they are the beter way to go but i have seen to many cars running 165/80's and no problems and they are all 10 sec cars pulling wheels
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165's are VW not 165/80's. There is a difference. My car only sees 118mph on the track and see's 140 all the time on the street and still good. Not to mention it feels 100% more stable at higher speeds then my sportsman's did. No more floating around and it can actually go around a corner
If i had a 9 sec car or faster i would get some S/R but not for my DD
If i had a 9 sec car or faster i would get some S/R but not for my DD
and depending on the manufacturer, there is a difference in weight and speed load between a 165R metric and a 165/80, but not much.
sportsman fronts do drive a lil weird, but they are safer in the long haul, IMO.
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The sportsmans are a bias tire. Not a radial. If you mix the two hell yea your car is going to drive all messed up. even if you did bias on both ends it will, newer cars suspension isnt made for a bias ply. MT does make a radial and so does Hoosier. And the guy from Discount tire you should know this. Also what are the specs on the 165/80 tire? For the guys who do lighten thier car, running a tire like that may not be that bad. but for my heavy car I need a better tire.
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I'm running ET Fronts (26x4.5-15) and they are quite nice. I air them up to 30-32 psi and they are great, even on the freeway going to the track. Plus the tread looks pretty sweet on it since I don't really dig the Sportsman tread.
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To the track and back, yes I sure do. I can't believe you're giving me more **** than those people driving on those metric tires. I cringe every time I hear about someone running those.
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High performance street legal radial tires.
Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R tires are a new spin on the infamous Mickey Thompson Sportsman tire with a unique flamed tread design and radial technology. The Sportsman S/R radial tires feature the following:
Unique tread design for enhanced appearance.
* Polyester/fiberglass radial construction for a smooth comfortable ride.
* Rim flange protection protects wheels.
* Directional tread pattern designed for improved wet traction.
* Fits 15 in., 18 in. and 20 in. rim diameters.
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Its night and day difference. No more squeaking going around corners slow
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put some 165/80 radials on it and see how much beter it handles ![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
Its night and day difference. No more squeaking going around corners slow
no more have to slow down for cornera as much. Like i said i started with sports-mans up front and went to these and waaaayyyyyy beter handling tire for a dd
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Its night and day difference. No more squeaking going around corners slow
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