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Old 01-18-2011, 02:46 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Mindz View Post
You can go wider on the tires for a slightly larger contact patch and aggressive look if you want, but not by much. Once you get to the 305 and 315's, you will actually loose performance among other things because the contact patch will change from the tires being squished onto the wheel.

IIRC, 295 tires are about the maximum width you can go before people have started having issues. If you stay at 295 or below, there isn't a downside that I know of, except for maybe tire prices might jump a little.
Great to know thank you.
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