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      04-11-2013, 02:22 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by wisesoul View Post
Awesome experience!!! Why do the M5s and M6s have skinny tires up front? More understeer I'm assuming? I need to do this one day... Maybe if I end up ordering an F30 M3
The front tires aren't skinny. They are 265s.

All RWD cars have wider tires at the back because the power is going to the rear wheels. i.e. it is balanced - not understeer. If you put matching 295s on the front you would have oversteer.
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