FAO MARK

[KingStromba]

What will 195 50 15's on the front and 185 55 15's on my car do to the handling?

[Mark_Ritchspeed]

Just give the front a slightly sharper turn-in. Balance wont be massively affected, but will drift a bit better on the rear end. :D

[KingStromba]

Ok what about 195's on front and back?

How affect balance over 185's?

[Mark_Ritchspeed]

195's front and back will give an extremely good balance (depending on tyre), but I like the rear to be more easily unsettled.

[KingStromba]

Can you say 195's are better all round on the car than 185's?

Could you do faster lap times? Better balance?

[Mark_Ritchspeed]

You would deffo lap faster with 195's all round, but the more grip and stiffer sidewalls does mean you generally lose a little bit of adjustability on the limit.

[KingStromba]

So 185 are better tyres for larger margin of error, slower lap times, but more user friendly?

195's are better grip, faster lap time, but on the limit will be more critical?

[Mark_Ritchspeed]

Pretty much. In general the more grip a tyre gains, the less adjustabilty it has.

Mine is considerably less adjustable on the limit than a standard car and a quite a bit snappier, but ultimately a bit quicker.

[KingStromba]

So do i buy two new 185s for the front to match the two at the back?

195's all round?

or 195s front, 185's rear?

[Mark_Ritchspeed]

I personally would go for 195/50's all round in Goodyear F1 flavour. An extremely good tyre for the Willy.

The last rally where I won my class I used F1's all day in the dry where everyone else was on slicks.