in case u young guys don`t know it, there are a whole bunch of people that don`t like short sidewall tires. they handle a little better, but the thiner the sidewall the rougher the ride. I`ll stay w/ 15`s on my 700 horse fastback.-----bob :hello2:
It's too bad that 15's handle lousy because of the large flexible sidewall, have very few tire choice options anymore (BFG T/A's have HORRIBLE performance), which makes handling even worse, and won't allow any brakes bigger than 12". Not that it matters, because big brakes attached to hockey puck tires doesn't help much anyway.
I honestly don't care if people don't like how they look, I care how they PERFORM. And as far as a "rough ride" goes, I run 1.12" torsion bars on my Challenger, 1.12" torsion bars on my Duster, and 1" bars on my Dart. So, a little less sidewall means just about nothing to me with wheel rates that are already in excess of 200 lbs/inch at the lowest and 300 lbs/inch at the highest. The decrease in sidewall does transmit more road feel, but on a cars that had practically NO road feel from the factory I don't think that's a bad thing.
All the horsepower in the world doesn't mean anything if you can't put it to the ground, and I like to put my horsepower to the ground while cornering. My car, my choices. I like my 17's. In fact, I'm going to be running 18's on my Duster. :D
