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Old 02-07-2011, 04:47 PM   #3
Garceeya
 
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball View Post
It has nothing to do with you going non-staggered. The improved handling was due to the wider front tires alone. Wider tires help decrease understeer, or push. They also stiffen up the steering a bit more than narrow front tires.

Best handling combo is going with max width tires front and rear. More tire width, more traction, pure and simple.
So why do most exotic sports cars have super wide rear tires and much smaller front tires? We are always told they handle far better than our american cars. Do they know something we don't?
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