2000 3dr accent

What is the highest profile tire I can put on the stock wheels?I DO NOT
WANT TO PUT ON LARGER WHEELS! Just taller tires.

RIPPER
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Why would you want taller tires? All that will do is screw up your
speedometer and odometer.

 

Well, one reason is better performance in deep snow.

Tall and narrow tires are much better than short, wide tires.

Matt

 

Matt,EXACTLY! Nice tosee someone else understands these things.Most
people think you want wider tires.

RIPPER
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Well, it all depends on what you want your tires to be good at!

Matt

 

I always use narrower snow tires (and often narrower wheels) in the
winter, but I've never found the need to use taller tires. How much snow
do you guys drive in? I've never had problems driving in a foot or so
with the normal ground clearance of any of the cars I've owned.
Realistically, how much ground clearance are you going to gain with
taller tires, perhaps 1/2" (or less)? That seems unlikely to make much
of a difference.

 

Can you explain a bit?

Logic would dictate that wider would be a better grip but narrower on the
front, at least, would be less resistance. Is that the concept?

 

I've driven in well over 2'. The ground clearance isn't a big deal in
fresh snow, but with packed snow in the center of a rutted road, even
1/2" can be the difference between making it and not. And with my
pickup, I can easily gain well over 1" in ground clearance with a tire
change. I agree that 1/2" is probably the max you can achieve with a
small car.


Matt

 

No, narrower tires, with their longer, narrower contact patches, are
superior at cutting through the snow and slop to reach the pavement
underneath. Wider tires, with shorter, wider contact patches are more
prone to float on top of snow and hydroplane in slush.

That's why off-road rally racers use narrow tires in snowy, slushy,
muddy conditions.

 

No, in snow you want the tires to sink down and grip something firm, not
float on top and slip around. In sand, you want floatation, but in snow
you don't. Yes, there is less resistance also with narrower tires, but
I think that is a second order effect.


Matt

 

One problem with all these posts,NO ANSWER!

RIPPER
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That's probably because no one here has done it. You may have to figure
it out for yourself.