225-45-17s installed!, pic Options

[nik]

i personally like 18's better than 17's just dont like the weight or ride quality form the low pros
i wanted to go to a 225 40 18 but they rub at max turning angle so i might just do the 225 35 18 i want more rubber though it might have to do with my rims being 18x8 i alonely have a inch drop from the eibach pros
this is with my 2153518 falkens i need wider tires bad



This post has been edited by nik: Feb 23, 2006 - 5:18 PM

[Supersprynt]

Nik thats what I have now and I hate them. Whats your current offset & rim width?

[nik]

Nik thats what I have now and I hate them. Whats your current offset & rim width?

you have the same rims? i dont remember the offset but there 18 x 8.0 with 215 35 18 tires which were off my old motegi rims 18 X 7.5 these rims are heavy

[Supersprynt]

No i have the same size tires. 8'' rims are wider than my 7.5's so I dont think i'll have the same rubbing that you would.

[nik]

No i have the same size tires. 8'' rims are wider than my 7.5's so I dont think i'll have the same rubbing that you would.

yeah falkens 215 35 18 fit perfect on 18X7.5 rim the rubber stickout farther than the rim to protect it i look for that in tires those protective lips

hey i'll sell you these tires they have 70% tread left one is almost new for 200 + ship just pm me

[lagos]

18s do look the best on our cars, but i coildnt stand the ride quality on a daily driven car.


one last pic for greening to show how wide thw tires are.

[Supersprynt]

No i have the same size tires. 8'' rims are wider than my 7.5's so I dont think i'll have the same rubbing that you would.

yeah falkens 215 35 18 fit perfect on 18X7.5 rim the rubber stickout farther than the rim to protect it i look for that in tires those protective lips

hey i'll sell you these tires they have 70% tread left one is almost new for 200 + ship just pm me

I'm confused, I have 215/35/18s right now with 95% tread on them, they're Kumho and they dont stick out over the rim at all.

[nik]

if you look at a falken tire they have a little extra rubber for rim protection but not all tires do that some do some dont

HERE CLICK THIS http://www.falkentire.com/tires_451.htm

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Rim protector ridge guards against rim damage

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This post has been edited by nik: Feb 24, 2006 - 6:06 PM

[lagos]

yeah some companies add in a rim guard. but nik, even in your pics, you can tell that your rims are still sticking out past the tries.

[nik]

yeah some companies add in a rim guard. but nik, even in your pics, you can tell that your rims are still sticking out past the tries.

well a 215 wide tire isnt meet for a 8 inch wide rim thats why i said they fit perfect on 7.5 inch wide rims at the time i got new rims i didnt have the money to get wider tires so i throught my 215's back on until i could get wider tires thats all if i got a 225 in falken i would beat money that the rim the rim protector will extend past the rim. so thats all im saying for 7.0 to 7.5 a 215 works good on a a 8.0 and bigger you need a min of a 225 wide tire but thats me so

[elvasoshexai]

so does 225-45-17 mess up ur spedometer reading?

[lagos]

so does 225-45-17 mess up ur spedometer reading?

i didnt really notice anything like that. ill try to doubble check next time im on the highway for you.

[jgreening]

so does 225-45-17 mess up ur spedometer reading?

When your speedometer reads 60mph, you will be travelling 62.8 mph.

tire size calculator

[lagos]

so does 225-45-17 mess up ur spedometer reading?

When your speedometer reads 60mph, you will be travelling 62.8 mph.

tire size calculator

whoopty fukin dooo. ill try to keep this in mind while i enjoy my near stock ride quality. dont worry jay, im not saying that at you, just at all the people on here that get rubber band tires because they worry about 1-2mph being off on their speedo.

[jgreening]

so does 225-45-17 mess up ur spedometer reading?

When your speedometer reads 60mph, you will be travelling 62.8 mph.

tire size calculator

whoopty fukin dooo. ill try to keep this in mind while i enjoy my near stock ride quality. dont worry jay, im not saying that at you, just at all the people on here that get rubber band tires because they worry about 1-2mph being off on their speedo.

My point exactly.

[dustin15brown]

lookin good people. I love my 18's too

[Hanyo]

hey lagos, why didn't you try getting 40 side wall tires on your 18's?

[lagos]

hey lagos, why didn't you try getting 40 side wall tires on your 18's?

i have 17s not 18s. i had 205-40-17s before and hated them so i wanted to go a size or two up.