Discussion and technical advice the SW20 MR2. 3S-GTE, 3S-GE, 3S-FE etc
Anything and everything to do with maintenance, modifications and electrical is in here for the Mk2.
Marf wrote:Best setup I found was 16x7/8 with 205/50 and 225/45 performance tyres.
Handled amazing, could feel what the tyres were doing as the sidewalls were just tall enough to flex sufficiently to communicate the road fully and with AD08s it was amazing wet or dry, hot or cold.
If you arent anal about having the correct rolling radius 225/50 works fine on the rear and to me it feels nicer than 225/45. The difference in the speedo reading is marginal after comparing it with gps.
McStrut suspensions work better with more sidewall anyway and the car rides better!
The only advantage 17s have is there is a larger amount of modern rubber available to choose from.
the biggest thing in f1 cars before the race is the correct TYRE's anything else is to support the tyres and wheels so people talking about other stuff is really not gonna make as much difference compare to tyres.
best tyres for road use is goodyears eagle f1 asymetric 2... check the reviews, forums its the best
An Mr2 is not an F1 car. They also spend the previous two days doing all the suspension set up first ... camber, toe etc etc as well as ride height and spring rates etc. All done before tyre choice.
I think you'll find tyre stagger and car geo just as important as tyre compound for a properly handling 2.
As for 215/245 best stagger.... not if they wont fit the wheels and also a bit over rubbered for an n/a.
HighwayStar wrote:An Mr2 is not an F1 car. They also spend the previous two days doing all the suspension set up first ... camber, toe etc etc as well as ride height and spring rates etc. All done before tyre choice.
I think you'll find tyre stagger and car geo just as important as tyre compound for a properly handling 2.
As for 215/245 best stagger.... not if they wont fit the wheels and also a bit over rubbered for an n/a.
Also an f1 cars tyre is the most compliant part of the suspension, its a world away from an mr2.
Gullzter wrote:If you are going to buy good tyres for the rear make sure as everyone else has said to stagger them, but also you will have to buy better than bufget for front aswell.. Reason being the front does not have much weight on them so you will get understeer if using budget.
I would say a little toe in is good to combat the understeer as that is what im running and it goes through corners pretty well.
Any pics of the way everything sits just now as that way gives everyone a better idea of how your wheels/tyres sit?
Couple of poor quality phone pics to give you an idea, if i put 225/45/17 on the back then they are going to sit outside the arches, unless i remove the 25mm spacers in which case they will (possibly) sit too far in!: