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- voodoovaj
I was looking for this and didn't see a thread or post about it. I noticed it with the Merc 190 pictured below with the wide rim option on these OZ wheels, which as you can see, causes quite the sidewall stretch.
So, I entered the Clubman Plus 600pp race at Watkins Glen (why can't all SP races be this good?) The car was ALL OVER THE ROAD. I finished the first lap in 12th. I checked my settings, started it again, and finished the first lap in 13th...but I could FEEL it wasn't the car. I could feel that it was like the car was driving on concrete tires. So, on a hunch, I went back and changed the tire set up, only changing from the WIDE rims in the picture to normal rims. I started again, and finished the first lap in 4th with no other changes tot he car. NIGHT AND DAY difference.
I tried it on the notorious 73 CSL, which i have had with the WIDE wheels since the game launched. I was immediately 1 second per lap faster around Catalunya compared to a time I set a few weeks ago.
SO, if you have the WIDE rim option, and the car is a little squirrely, I suggest trying to give you tires a little more sidewall give because, apparently, it makes a difference at the extremes.
So, I entered the Clubman Plus 600pp race at Watkins Glen (why can't all SP races be this good?) The car was ALL OVER THE ROAD. I finished the first lap in 12th. I checked my settings, started it again, and finished the first lap in 13th...but I could FEEL it wasn't the car. I could feel that it was like the car was driving on concrete tires. So, on a hunch, I went back and changed the tire set up, only changing from the WIDE rims in the picture to normal rims. I started again, and finished the first lap in 4th with no other changes tot he car. NIGHT AND DAY difference.
I tried it on the notorious 73 CSL, which i have had with the WIDE wheels since the game launched. I was immediately 1 second per lap faster around Catalunya compared to a time I set a few weeks ago.
SO, if you have the WIDE rim option, and the car is a little squirrely, I suggest trying to give you tires a little more sidewall give because, apparently, it makes a difference at the extremes.
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