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post Aug 11, 2009 - 1:08 PM
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Hey Guys,
As some of you may remember, I recently picked up racing hart M5s in 18x7.5 format. I'm still working on refurbing them, but when I'm through I'm going to be in the market for some new tires and wanted some recommendations.

I would like to stay at either a 40-45 thickness, mostly because that will still throw off my spedo by about 3mph at 60, and should keep the overall size closer to the GTS wheels I have on there currently. I've been using the Falken ZIEX ZE-912 tires for a while, and after warming them up they corner magnificently. However, with all of the choices out there, I'm not sure if I'll want to go with them again for 18s.

So let me know what you guys have used and enjoyed. I'd like to keep the cost per tire down below $150, but would still like to have nice, grippy tires. I'm also mostly interested in either summer or all weather tires (but probably more summer, I think I'll keep the GTS wheels for winter driving).

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post Sep 22, 2009 - 10:47 PM
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Alright guys,
So, ran into some bad news. The Racing Hart M5s had one wheel that was FUBAR'D. I looked around for a replacement, but couldn't find any. After 3 weeks of looking, I finally gave up hope to find another any time soon.

So I happened across some Volk C-Ultras in 16x8 (possibly 7, orig. stickers are there, but they're mislabeled) +35 selling for dirt cheap on CL. They're tireless, so right now I'm looking for new tires for them as well. To be honest, I don't know sizes that well, but I was thinking 215x40x16. Do you think that this would be a good size, or should I be looking for something slightly lower profile or more stretched? I don't want the whole doughnut look, or the squared look that most sizes give without stretching them.

Since I've worn out my Falken's faster than I can imagine (like 3-5k and I've gone through 20-30% of the tread... I need to stop sliding) I need some decent all-season tires for the winter. Once summer hits, I'll swap the all-seasons back over to the GTS wheels and put on good summers on the Volk's. Anyways, if you have any recommendations, please let me know!

-TC

This post has been edited by razor7: Sep 23, 2009 - 12:29 AM


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- razor7   Tires   Aug 11, 2009 - 1:08 PM
- - 95CelicaST   No larger than a 40 aspect ratio, and 35 to play i...   Aug 11, 2009 - 1:52 PM
|- - razor7   QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Aug 11, 2009 - 11...   Aug 11, 2009 - 3:39 PM
- - Harold_Fastwaker   I run Falken 512s and have been quite happy with t...   Aug 11, 2009 - 2:38 PM
- - garin   i have f1's on my gts rims now. they are 205...   Aug 11, 2009 - 3:08 PM
- - Celiracer18   you will hate yourself if you go with a 35 series....   Aug 11, 2009 - 3:52 PM
- - 808celica   hahahah 35series driver here with stupid drop. I ...   Aug 11, 2009 - 8:54 PM
- - Celiracer18   35 series wouldnt be too bad if they would give yo...   Aug 12, 2009 - 3:25 AM
- - 808celica   really i would love the 215 stretched look especia...   Aug 12, 2009 - 4:17 AM
- - razor7   I'm basically looking for a tire that once it...   Aug 12, 2009 - 11:53 AM
- - Culpable04   as soon as I get lightweight wheels I'll be ge...   Aug 12, 2009 - 2:44 PM
- - shegarhuney   i've a question.. i'm planning to put some...   Aug 14, 2009 - 6:43 PM
|- - 95CelicaST   QUOTE (shegarhuney @ Aug 14, 2009 - 4...   Aug 14, 2009 - 8:08 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   215mm width for 18 X 7.5" tires would be the ...   Aug 14, 2009 - 11:22 PM
- - terbear4god4life   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Aug 15, 2009 - 6...   Aug 14, 2009 - 11:38 PM
- - shegarhuney   thanks guys for the response!!..   Aug 15, 2009 - 12:38 AM
- - razor7   Alright guys, So, ran into some bad news. The Raci...   Sep 22, 2009 - 10:47 PM
|- - playr158   QUOTE (razor7 @ Sep 22, 2009 - 11:47...   Sep 23, 2009 - 12:52 PM
|- - razor7   QUOTE 215/40 should be good for that size wheel. y...   Sep 23, 2009 - 2:34 PM
- - SwissFerdi   This thread will be relevant to my interests soon....   Sep 22, 2009 - 11:24 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   alright guys so here is my tire and rim set up as ...   Sep 23, 2009 - 12:27 PM


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