Hello Forum...
As we know, there currently are no "matched" tires of the original sizes that came on these cars. I'm going to be getting four new tires, so I'm curious what people's current opinions are. I have found some threads that are a few years old on this topic, so I'm seeing if there's any updated opinions.
Personally, I don't care about matching front/rear. What I want is the best balance, grippy enough up front so that it doesn't understeer like crazy, but not so grippy that the back end flies out too unpredictably. Likewise, I would like to find the grippiest rear tires as possible so as to make dangerous oversteer as difficult as possible.
In my current research I have found a few options for the rear at OEM size, but those options tend to be "classic" tires, not really designed for cornering performance. Downsizing to 225 in the rear opens up the playing field some, and there are more modern designs available. Will I get more grip from the OEM size because of the larger contact patch, despite the fact that the tires aren't "performance" tires, or will I get more grip from the more modern tires because of their design, even though the contact patch is smaller?
Thanks in advance for any/all advice I receive!