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2011-03-17 14:22:10

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Sorry, p11. I have coils aswell.

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2011-03-17 15:18:36

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ive been running 215/50/15's
my next set will be 225/50/15

7 inch wheels

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2011-03-17 16:16:01

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Originally Posted by hobbs

Been looking for a guide for something like this, wondering at what HP you should run xxx wide tires. I am wanting to run some 215s at around 350whp, would this tire width be way to small for this amount of HP? Im going to be running boost by gear for the lower gears but wondering if I will still have traction issues?

There's more to tire performance than what you're implying with such questions. The type/size of tire you run should be based on the application...not on how much power you have.

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2011-03-19 13:54:54

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Originally Posted by STRATTON

7 inches wide at least. its not to hard but it isnt to easy to fit 8's and up. maybe theres one guy running 9s on the forum.

im thinking about going to 16x7 this summer from my 15x7 with some stickier tires.

theres plenty of nice options for a 7inch width.

stratton.

what you think i can fit under my nx with b14 wheels. Im tired of my 1 2 gears being useless and the tires i got now kind of suck at traction

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2011-03-19 14:41:30

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Originally Posted by jen36

what you think i can fit under my nx with b14 wheels. Im tired of my 1 2 gears being useless and the tires i got now kind of suck at traction

215/50's. Get some RT615K's or some Dunlop Star Specs.

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2011-03-19 14:50:26

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Here are some videos from a few years back. This is my B14 SEL making 360whp on 16psi on the old log manifold. Running 205-55r15 all season tires. Stock suspension.

I'd say for 360whp it is holding traction very well. The second I put on the hyperco suspension I noticed a decrease in traction, most likely from increased camber. But this shows that you can hold traction (at least in 2nd) with a decent amount of power with the right suspension tuning.

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2011-03-19 14:53:31

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im running 235/40/18's on my b 14. no rubbing at all.