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Old 05-15-2002 | 07:59 PM
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Rims and traction?
A lot of rims Im looking at are not as wide as our stock rims. The ones I really like are only 8.5 wide. This means the tires are goin to be something like 275s or around there. How much does traction suffer with a thinner tire?
 
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Old 05-15-2002 | 08:01 PM
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Don't go less than 9" wide
 
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Old 05-15-2002 | 08:04 PM
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I lost about 3 seconds at the track going from a 295 to a 275, but it was still on the stock rims. I'm hoping to get 17 x 10.75 rims for my next set.

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Old 05-15-2002 | 08:05 PM
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I am running 18x9 and my traction was been about the same as before. 1.9's on the F1's
 
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