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badri · 13th February 2007, 12:11

Hi All,

I have recently faced a couple of scary braking situations at about 110-120 Kmph in my Accent Viva CRDI. Since there is no option of ABS, I am toying with the idea of changing to wider tyres.

Can anyone let me know what is the effect of wider tyres on braking distances, reducing the locking of tyres etc. Is it worth it or is it that the tyres are going to lock anyway with out ABS? What about the cornering grip? Will it increase with wider tyres. Right now I dont feel so confident in some corners as I would in my old opel astra 1.7 TD

13th February 2007, 12:11	#1 (permalink)
badri BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 79	Wider tyres - Will they increase braking efficiency Hi All, I have recently faced a couple of scary braking situations at about 110-120 Kmph in my Accent Viva CRDI. Since there is no option of ABS, I am toying with the idea of changing to wider tyres. Can anyone let me know what is the effect of wider tyres on braking distances, reducing the locking of tyres etc. Is it worth it or is it that the tyres are going to lock anyway with out ABS? What about the cornering grip? Will it increase with wider tyres. Right now I dont feel so confident in some corners as I would in my old opel astra 1.7 TD