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      01-13-2021, 04:05 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by pkabra View Post
Lesson: 10mm here or there on size isn't going to matter for an amateur like me. You'll notice the "type" of tire a lot more, if you're running higher performance, softer rubber, than if you're running a slightly wider tire.

My recommendation: DO NOT run oversized tires in performance use cases. It's not going to extract the best out of the tires, or the car, and at worst, could lead to some damage.
Good to hear that you got it figured out.

Hoosier recommends tire tread widths within +/-1" of the wheel width. Placing a narrower tire on a wider wheel will generally work better on the track.

Fortunately for us, Tire Rack uses a procedure of their own creation to measure tread widths for most of the tires they sell: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiret...jsp?techid=201. As buyers, this gives us a chance to compare actual tread widths across brands and models before choosing a tire.
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