new tires vs old tires

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Old size 225/55/17New size 235/45/17


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Looks nice! What are your driving impressions?

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Handling is 100% better, car is lower and tires are shorter so acceleration feels faster. I need to take a trip to the track to confirm. Last time/ 1st time I did a corrected 13.7 at 103 MPH so we will see what it does with these shorties.

I'll post again tomorrow. Really I care about 2 things dry traction , dry handling. I should have plenty of opportunity to test both on the way home tonight. I want to be able to brake stall to 1200 rpm with trac control off and have the car spin the tires once or twice on launch. If I have enough tire to do that I should see sub 5 second 0-60.

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Traction is still an issue I WISH I would have put on 245/45/17's. With VDC off and a full throttle start the tires stay lit through 1st gear. I shot a video on the way to work but when I looked I only got 2 seconds of video.

Jeff

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nice


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