I've got a lowered (about 2" drop) 96 GT with stock 16" 5 star pony rims.
I'm wondering how low profile tires like 225/40-16 (vs stock 225/55-16) would handle. I'm not a quarter mile guy and I'm not hoping to look cool -- I just like tight handling and less sidewall would help.
The other option is to get a set of 18x9.5 Cobra R rims. That's about $1500 all told. Low profiles for the 16 inch rims would be like $400, leaving enough money left over for a headswap.
So the question is, how much of a skidpad and slalom difference would there be between the stock tires, low profiles on stock rims, and wider low profiles on Cobra R's?
Since I'm running 4.10's with a SpeedCal, the diameter change isn't a problem in any case.
Thanks for any advice.
I'm wondering how low profile tires like 225/40-16 (vs stock 225/55-16) would handle. I'm not a quarter mile guy and I'm not hoping to look cool -- I just like tight handling and less sidewall would help.
The other option is to get a set of 18x9.5 Cobra R rims. That's about $1500 all told. Low profiles for the 16 inch rims would be like $400, leaving enough money left over for a headswap.
So the question is, how much of a skidpad and slalom difference would there be between the stock tires, low profiles on stock rims, and wider low profiles on Cobra R's?
Since I'm running 4.10's with a SpeedCal, the diameter change isn't a problem in any case.
Thanks for any advice.