are these taller tires hurting my performance any?
03-29-2007, 11:09 PM
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are these taller tires hurting my performance any?
hey guys.
when i bought my 06 silvy,it came with 1" taller tires on it.would i gain any performance back by puttin the stock size tires back on the truck?
thanks guys.
charles
when i bought my 06 silvy,it came with 1" taller tires on it.would i gain any performance back by puttin the stock size tires back on the truck?
thanks guys.
charles
03-30-2007, 10:40 AM
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If you put the stock tires back on you'll bring up your gear ratio and get a little more power. Like it says above, if you get shorter gears you'll get back the power. Also, with the stock tires back on you wont be pushing as much weight because of the larger tires.
03-30-2007, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 03GMC
Word ....my truck came with 265/75/16s looks good but i know they're bigger than stock.
03-30-2007, 12:50 PM
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hey guys.
when i bought my 06 silvy,it came with 1" taller tires on it.would i gain any performance back by puttin the stock size tires back on the truck?
thanks guys.
charles
when i bought my 06 silvy,it came with 1" taller tires on it.would i gain any performance back by puttin the stock size tires back on the truck?
thanks guys.
charles
Running a larger tire is hurting performance by lowering the effective gear ratio and increasing rotating mass.
Increasing your final gear ratio will compensate some but if you are after performance you'll want the stock size or smaller tire diameter and lighter wheels.
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03-30-2007, 04:16 PM
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FWIW, my truck came stock with 265/75-16...it was a factory optional tire size. 245/75-16 was the standard size. For a while I was runnin 285/75-16's which is a 33" tall tire...I didn't think it hurt performance, but when I went to the track and was runnin 2.4-2.6 60' times I realized that it did. I'm using a 31" tall tire now, hopefully I can get to the track this year and see if my 60' times improved any. Oh yea, factory 3.73 rear BTW.
03-30-2007, 10:21 PM
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currently running Kumho ECSTA STX 275/70 R16 on stock wheels. 30" height.
I'm probably loosing a little low end torque, but I've added a few mods to the engine, and have no complaints, especially at top end!
I'm probably loosing a little low end torque, but I've added a few mods to the engine, and have no complaints, especially at top end!