Originally Posted by re-rx7
Why make skinny wheels if there is not a need and they do not make a differnce? Plus the contact patch of the wider tires creates more friction on the surface of the road. This also soaks up some power. Take a wheel barrow put a skinny tire on say a 235 and push it. Then put a 275 or 295 on there and see if there is a difference in effort to push it.
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Ford puts tiny tires on the car to get the gas mileage CAFE standards up. 235s on a 3600lb car with 400rwhp? Please. That shit is damned near negligent homicide. Tire grip should be the first thing you think about when building up your performance car, not gas mileage or 'soaking up' power. My wheels may be heavy-ish, but they're not as heavy as my stock Brembo wheels and Pirellis were. And when I need grip, I got it.
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