| She's Back.....(earlier thread continuation) Tire size issue |
Subject: She's Back.....(earlier thread continuation) Tire size issue by jhammons01 on 2012/3/2 22:22:17 Here is the earlier thread. http://www.corvetteguruforum.com/modu ... id=132309#forumpost132309 well, today I finally got around to changing the rears. 255 45 18 is what I put on just now....now, that tire size calculator was way off from what it stated..... The old tires were more like 23" tall..... Stock 1984 16" tires are 26.4" if you measure the overall height of the tire.....So, yeah, there was a huge difference....and not a good one either. I was really put out by the drive and the acceleration of the smaller tire. Unless I romped on it, Cavaliers where beating me from stop light to stop light and I DID NOT LIKE that. This tire I just put on is 26.2 overall height......man!! Huge huge difference in highway ride and acceleration out of the hole. Highway speeds, if felt like....well it was like I was going slow and I look down at the speedo and it was 75ish.... Then off the line....just let the clutch out and the car is gone.....everyone, including Cavaliers, are in the rear view.....and I mean, I am not hammering it off the line...just letting the clutch go and this car just naturally (with the right size tires) takes off. That's the update. Rear tire size can change the gearing.... |
