I am not sure what you expected. You should put a 225 tire on a 8" rim if you want a comparable sidewall feeling against a 215 tire on a 7.5" rim.
It's totally fine to use it Ofc, but it has its downsides. I am running Federal FZ201 on the original 7.5" speedlines, because I have the rims, not because I think it's a good match. The sidewalls on these are stiff af tho.
Depends on what you want to invest and what can you make out of it.
For me, I can make time improvements more on training and driving better than getting a wider rim especially for the track tires.
As my summer and track-rain tires I run 225 on a 8" wheel, which is perfect. Also had softer and harder sidewall tires on these, the difference in feel was not THAT much, compared to the stiffness change you would've expected just by the tires. I run a pretty stiff suspension setup though.
Not sure what I wanted to say with all this, maybe just to aim for more realistic expectations in regards on your changes
I have to say though, always trust your feeling of course. If it feels better to you, roll with it. In the end we're all about the fun here
It's totally fine to use it Ofc, but it has its downsides. I am running Federal FZ201 on the original 7.5" speedlines, because I have the rims, not because I think it's a good match. The sidewalls on these are stiff af tho.
Depends on what you want to invest and what can you make out of it.
For me, I can make time improvements more on training and driving better than getting a wider rim especially for the track tires.
As my summer and track-rain tires I run 225 on a 8" wheel, which is perfect. Also had softer and harder sidewall tires on these, the difference in feel was not THAT much, compared to the stiffness change you would've expected just by the tires. I run a pretty stiff suspension setup though.
Not sure what I wanted to say with all this, maybe just to aim for more realistic expectations in regards on your changes
I have to say though, always trust your feeling of course. If it feels better to you, roll with it. In the end we're all about the fun here
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