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Old 06-23-2018, 01:36 PM
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I'm planning to purchase some Hoosiers wets and my thought is that a narrower tire will work better than a wider tire on a wet track. On my 986 my dry tires are 245/35-18 Front and 275/35-18 on the rear. I have (4) boxster 8-1/2" x 17" rims I was thinking of using, but it looks like I will be limited to 225 0r 245 width in 17' Hoosier rain tires.
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I run same sizes dry on my F stock 986 S. My wets are 225 on 18 in rims all around
they look small but function well.
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I could even go with 225's up front and 245's in the rear
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go 225 front and 245 rear
have used that combo in boxster - perfect
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Originally Posted by jdistefa
go 225 front and 245 rear
have used that combo in boxster - perfect
That's what I'm looking for. Thx



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