Do super wide wheels wreck your handling?

[borneo]

8-10 x 15s?

[Wessie]

your gonna have grip, but will be hard to steer at low speeds etc

[105Speed]

It will tramline all over the place...

 

You might be ok with 8's on the front 10's on the rear

 

But I'd probably drop to a 7 on the front and 8's on the rear

[RETRO_AL]

i will let you know in about 8 weeks

[Daveyboy20]

I have tens on the back of mine and nines on the front and it was spot on when it was on the road mate and it looks the bees knees

[escortmad79]

It's a bastard to steer at low speeds & it'll affect your turning circle

[Retromotorsport]

Neil... tramlining can be dialled out somewhat .. a little work on camber castor KPI etc ..

 

Steering ... if ya got 10's you wont be going slow.. so the steering is light ..and if on the road , put a couple of PSI in the fronts .

 

Turning circle... thats a new one on me.. the steering lock should be affect if the cars built right

[mk1mexico]

I always thought the turning circle was controlled with the rear wheels

[RFChris]

But I'd probably drop to a 7 on the front and 8's on the rear

 

Thats what i'm doing with the Tincorner!

[jay]

I always thought the turning circle was controlled with the rear wheels

 

 

thats what i thought....

[105Speed]

Neil... tramlining can be dialled out somewhat .. a little work on camber castor KPI etc ..

 

I know what you are saying Gary.. but to be able to do that you need proper top mounts and adjustable TCA's not to mention someone who really knows what they are doing with struts to mess with the KPI.

 

 

So for the average Joe who just wants mega wide wheels on the car, expect some issues.

 

As Gary says, these issues can be overcome, but it will cost money and probably take some time to get it set up correctly

[Retromotorsport]

Neil is right... it can take some doing .. but then there is the easy way ... 1 inch wider, 1/4" taller wheel ... 2" wider , 1/2 taller ... this keeps the KPI close to where it should be .. thats is why you see the racers going up in diameter as well as width, with the smaller wide wheels the scrub radius starts to get horrendous.

 

 

And ok.. get you now on the turning circle ... but, if you can drive, with wide wheels the turning circle can be decreased... hard front brake, turn steering wheel while the rear wheels are in the air , floor throttle and a perfect 180 degree spin.

[Lotus-Eater]

Also,while you may not be planning to drive it much in the rain,this is Britain and you can expect it to be far more prone to aqua-planing.

[OllieC]

yeah i noticed a big increase in wet weather grip when i went from 205x13 to 195 x 15 on my capri

 

capris are bad (good ? ) at going sideways as it is without massive wheels hehe