Best Tyre Profile For 32 Gtst ?

[thrtytwo]

im buying rims soon and want to know wat size to go for, now i really want 18's cos it will look porn, but i plan on doing track work, should i go for 17's ? now i may only see the track 4-5 times a year and the drags a little bit more. are 18's gunna be any worse at all and if so enough to worry about it with the little bit of track work i will do ? my current 17's run 235/45 on the front and 255/40 on the rear i believe, if i go to 18's i assume it will drop to 35 and 40 profiles respectively. is this too low or should i not worry about it ?

p.s. tyres i will be looking at are bridgestone adrenalin/potenza at the moment, havnt looked into that too much yet.

rims will be either rays CE28ns or SSR type F's depending what i can get my hands on first and at the best price

[nisskid]

keep with 17's, personally i think 17's look better on 32's.

but yes, technically if u wanted to keep close to the same dimensions ud have to go a 235/40 and 255/35, but tbh 255/35 isnt a very common size, u might be better off going a 255/40.

btw nice choice in rims, good to see people considering SSR's, great wheel.

[bubba]

I went from 17" to 18" on my 32gtst, running 235/18/40 all round and while there is slightly less traction, turn in is a lot nicer.

[nisskid]

I went from 17" to 18" on my 32gtst, running 235/18/40 all round and while there is slightly less traction, turn in is a lot nicer.

out of interest was that back to back with the same tyres (brand/model) and setup?

sounds about right tho.

[bubba]

out of interest was that back to back with the same tyres (brand/model) and setup?

sounds about right tho.

Yup same brand/model (Federal 595SS's), old size was 225/45/17 on front and 235/45/17 on back, to 235/40/18 all round. Nothing in the suspension setup was changed either.

Definitely feels more "pointable" if that makes sense (I know it's not a real word ).

[nisskid]

yeh certainly sounds like what id expect. it's a line u kind of balance on, especially with drift, u want the response, but u dont wanna sacrafice too much grip.