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Originally Posted by Chibana
It would be better to deal with the understeer via a thicker rear anti-roll bar than increasing the front tire width. Changing tire widths can have undesired consequences on the handling character of a car, and usually manufacturers spend a great deal of time and money researching and testing the tire sizes, make, and model to get just the handling they want.
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Yes, but the whole point is we don't want the handling they "want". Why aren't you applying your EXACT same point to sway bars?
***Did they not spend a great deal of time designing the bars to deliver exactly the handling they want? Yet you are so quick to want to change them. Are you saying a bigger swaybar can't also have "undesired consequences"???
Anything you touch can have consequences. Playing with tire widths is just one of many ways to combat understeer, as if springs, bars, alignments, etc....all thing BMW spent time developing to deliver the handling they "want".
Plus there's the fact that a non-staggered setup is worlds more friendly on a tire budget if you're a track-whore....
Best thing I ever did on my S2000...