It's almost that time of year when I start prepping for the autocross season. In looking at last years tires it is definitely time for new ones. I am going back and forth about using 245's all the way around (I have 8.5" wide front wheels) versus 245's up front and 275's in the rear. I have been using Victoracers and the fronts have worn out significantly on the outside edges (the rest of the tire is definitely worse than the rear tire wear). I am not willing to adjust the alignment for a competition setup as I would like my daily driver tires to last. Does anyone have any thoughts about the two different setups? I've heard the 245's all the way around should help balance out the understeer which I believe is causing the fronts to wear out a little faster; however, I sure would like to try the increased grip of the wider tires (this could be me being goofy about wider is better).
I had been using 225's in the front and 255's in the rear and felt I had a pretty good balance; however, the wear on the front has me thinking that maybe I am pushing the front a little too hard? I also noticed that in carousel style turns that I have a very hard time getting the car to rotate, instead I push like crazy until I induce oversteer with the throttle and this correction only lasts for a second or two.
Help???
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