Very nice tires you have on there! I bet those are great indeed. Good deal you got yourself on the wheels as well, I thought my $75(or was it $50? can't remember) for 2 good ones, one with a very minor flat spot, and then one that's pretty bad and may never be perfect was a decent deal... :) Series depends on width, as well, so it's not all about the series of the tire. What width are you running? 205/50 I assume? 195/50s are pretty little for a 140, but I wouldn't doubt they're a bit of fun.

I'm not sure how much some taller tires are going to help your situation to tell you the truth... Sad as it is, but who knows, maybe it's my camber and caster settings that're causing it? Although I think it's more the actual lower offset that's the main thing. Worth a try though I guess. I'm running 205/60s, and they're not sporty at all, Toyo Tourings. I don't think you should be having much steering effort issues either, and anything less sporty would help a bit anyway. Do check into your balljoints, steering box and tie rod ends by lifting up the front of the car and turning the wheel back and forth. There should be pretty much no resistance if you're inside the car turning the steering wheel back and forth.

I'd stick some 205/55s on all around if I were you. Mixing the skinnier and shorter tires up front with the wider and taller on the back will change how your car handles more than you'd think. There'll be more weight on the smaller front tires, so you'll get a decent bit more understeer in some cases, while a bit more oversteer in other cases. Your inside rear tire will be more likely to spin with the smaller tires up front. I vote keep it the same all around, you'll have better braking distances that way as well as the more balanced handling that you're used to. Once you get up to 205/60s your options for a performance oriented tire go down a lot, but you can still find some decent tires. I might be slightly worried about getting a little rubbing up front though with the lower offset and wide wheels. I can't remember if we already discussed it or not, but I have the earlier, lower fenders and I rub as it is with my stock height car over large bumps. You have another 5mm and half an inch sticking out with your wheels too...

With whatever you decide to get, try to get the same model tires front and rear, even if they're differnt sizes. Mix and matching can have some adverse effects, especially when you're not thinking about the fact that they don't match.
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