running 255 tires in the rear!

krazeeboy · 10-05-2007, 03:39 AM

i didnt think it could be done. but picked up a used set of rims with 225/40 tires in the front and 255/40 tires in the rear

put them on earlier and drove around. everything seems fine. any harm that would come out of this?

aki · 10-05-2007, 03:56 AM

You have it reversed. You want the front to have more traction since the car understeers in stock form. Hence the wider tires should be up front rather than the rear.

krazeeboy · 10-05-2007, 04:23 AM

ohh ic. i dont think 255 will fit in the front though. i might buy new tires soon.

***eugenekim.net*** · 10-05-2007, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aki

You have it reversed. You want the front to have more traction since the car understeers in stock form. Hence the wider tires should be up front rather than the rear.

+1

shutter13 · 10-05-2007, 07:54 AM

whats the point of having that wide of a tire in the rear of a FWD car? handling? i would guess 255s in the rear would have no advantage of 225s

racerx78 · 10-05-2007, 08:58 AM

I'm sure it looks cool, but that setup isn't functional.

***Z1 Performance*** · 10-05-2007, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krazeeboy

i didnt think it could be done. but picked up a used set of rims with 225/40 tires in the front and 255/40 tires in the rear

put them on earlier and drove around. everything seems fine. any harm that would come out of this?

Don't run those tires - as mentioned before, the only kind of staggered setup you'd run for a FWD car is a wider tire up front.

However, you'd only really want this for drag racing at the track and 255's wouldn't fit the SI without some serious fender rolling.

I suspect that if your tires are staggered then the wheels are as well. What are the widths of your new wheels?

Anubis · 10-05-2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shutter13

whats the point of having that wide of a tire in the rear of a FWD car? handling? i would guess 255s in the rear would have no advantage of 225s

whats the point of having a 255 anywhere on the civic? lol

shutter13 · 10-06-2007, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

whats the point of having a 255 anywhere on the civic? lol

krazeeboy · 10-06-2007, 05:13 AM

i didnt want to run these. they are just on for now because i wanted to see how the rims would look. i couldnt resist a deal of $700 for super clean work emotion cr kai with these tires lol. all rims are 17x8. im gonna switch out the rear tires for my friends 225/45/17 azenis tires tomororw. ill update with pics once i get my car washed lol

***Spencer@tirerack*** · 10-06-2007, 08:53 AM

staggered with bigger fronts looks a little strange anyways

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10-05-2007, 03:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
aki Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: tehインターウェブ Age: 29 Posts: 4,356 Resident Si Sedan Hater iTrader: 4 / 100%	You have it reversed. You want the front to have more traction since the car understeers in stock form. Hence the wider tires should be up front rather than the rear.

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krazeeboy Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 85 iTrader: 0 / 0%	ohh ic. i dont think 255 will fit in the front though. i might buy new tires soon.

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shutter13 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,422 iTrader: 0 / 0%	whats the point of having that wide of a tire in the rear of a FWD car? handling? i would guess 255s in the rear would have no advantage of 225s

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racerx78 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 679 Daddy iTrader: 0 / 0%	I'm sure it looks cool, but that setup isn't functional.

10-06-2007, 05:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
krazeeboy Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 85 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i didnt want to run these. they are just on for now because i wanted to see how the rims would look. i couldnt resist a deal of $700 for super clean work emotion cr kai with these tires lol. all rims are 17x8. im gonna switch out the rear tires for my friends 225/45/17 azenis tires tomororw. ill update with pics once i get my car washed lol

10-06-2007, 08:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
*Spencer@tirerack* 8thcivic Sponsor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 576 iTrader: 0 / 0%	staggered with bigger fronts looks a little strange anyways