175 50 13 yokohama for solo 1 racing?

[kickster]

I have a set of 13" rims that I bought from one the members here. the best tire that I can fit on them is Yoko A008G
175 50 13
This set up is very light and chnages my final gear by a lot. Do you guys think this is a good setup for Solo1 ?

would there be a huge difference if I get a set of 15" Rota wheels and use 195 45 15 Toyo T1-S?


thanks in advance

[rpr]

I believe you can get Kumho in 205/60R13, but that doesn't help your gearing much. Someone posted about 185/60R13 Bridgestone R1's, which is somewhat better.

[NOSfly]

Thats a pretty small tire for that car(I assume its the Jetta).I would go bigger if I were you .The 205 60 13 sounds about right.

[rpr]

Yeah, with that much horsepower, you'd burn those tires off the wheels pretty easy. I'd go with the 205's (which is what I use, and I only have about 75hp)

[StewPiddass]

I used to run 175-50-13 Euro TA's on my civic, now I have Yok slicks that are about 185-50-13. Both of these are very small, my car sits very low and the gearing is soooooooooooo short, I need all the help I can get though with my 1.5, I just can't drive on the street (speedo reads like 120 and 4000 rpm in 5th)

[kickster]

how was the handling with those tires? did they have enough grips?

[StewPiddass]

The BFG's weren't great (but better than my 17" A520's) but the slicks are insane...