Re: [gti-vr6] Re: tires...

[Jeff Traenkner <jtraenk@darkridge.com>]

I have to say, after running the 215/45-15 Toyo Proxes T1+ for almost 20k
miles on the stock tires, that there is NO loss in steering response
compared to the stock size. The steering response was markedly better than
the stock GA's (big surprise), and much better than my winter Pirelli's in
the stock size. And, they're definitely not too wide for the wheel. If
anyone wants to see what the 215's look like on stock rims, I can take a
couple of pictures with my digital camera and e-mail them to you (e-mail
me privately please).

After this set is toast (I'll probably get another 20k out of them), I'm
defintely springing for another set. 


> For what its worth, a tech I talked to at Toyo recommended against
> going with 215-45-15 on our 6.5" rims.  Here is a copy of the email
> I got:


>> You are correct, response would suffer going to a wider tire on the 
>> same
>> size rim.  However, in my experience, the differences in tire 
>> construction
>> have a more pronounced effect on response.  


Jeff Traenkner
Network/Messaging Engineer 
Valinor Inc., Southern New England
Subsidiary of IKON Technology Services
Boston, MA