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				Tire size combo for track
			 
 
			On my 986 S I am doing some suspension upgrades, going to M030 ROW springs/struts with camber plates on the front. For now I will use stock S sway bars. The camber plates will get me to around 2 deg camber Front from < 1 now. Rear camber will be around 2 deg
 I am looking at a couple of different tire combinations and wondering what would be the best setup. I have 2 sets of 17" wheels I will be using
 
 Fronts
 7 et 55
 8 et 50
 
 rears
 8.5 et 48
 9 et 52
 
 the sets are  7 & 8.5, 8 & 9
 
 I am currently running 225 F & 245 or 255 R
 I am looking at 235 F and 245 R as a possibility or 235 F 255 R
 
 The tires diameters are
 
 225/45 25.0 "
 235/45  25.4 "
 
 245/45 25.7"
 245/40  24.7"
 255/40  25.0"
 
 Part of my issue has do do with what class I run in and based on points if I want to change to adjustable sway bars, I can do a 235 / 245 combination. If I stay with fixed sway bars I'm fine with 235 / 255
 
 Am I better off using a smaller or larger diameter rear tire?
 I don't have PSM, just regular ABS and in any case the largest difference 25.0 / 25.7 is under 3%
 
 Also, if the new Hankook R-S4 is a good tire choice, they wont be available in 245/45 only 245/40. Short term, I will stay with RE-71R. Later  maybe the R-S4s
 
 What is the best combination for track as well as AX?
 
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				 Last edited by JayG; 01-19-2017 at 07:19 AM.
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