'Summer' wheel quandary
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From: Chestermere (Lake) AB
2: Front 19x8.5, rear 19x9. Not sure about whether offsets are different.
Continental ContiExtremeContact DWS 245/40R19 fit rims 8-9.5", 275/35R19 fit rims 9-11". New preferred tire. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....emeContact+DWS
Last edited by audiophool; Apr 30, 2011 at 09:34 PM.
Dont get me started. Haha. I HATE some of the things they did. Well. Two things. Mainly. Buying that garbage engine from Renault, then using it. And then deciding to use the gearbox they did. In no particular order.
+43 front & +45 out back fir the offsets. 275 is going to look bubbly on a 9" wheel, and it will likely make your car handle like a slush bucket. 235 or 245 front and 255 rear *should* do the trick.
+43 front & +45 out back fir the offsets. 275 is going to look bubbly on a 9" wheel, and it will likely make your car handle like a slush bucket. 235 or 245 front and 255 rear *should* do the trick.
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,097
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From: Chestermere (Lake) AB
Dont get me started. Haha. I HATE some of the things they did. Well. Two things. Mainly. Buying that garbage engine from Renault, then using it. And then deciding to use the gearbox they did. In no particular order.
+43 front & +45 out back fir the offsets. 275 is going to look bubbly on a 9" wheel, and it will likely make your car handle like a slush bucket. 235 or 245 front and 255 rear *should* do the trick.
+43 front & +45 out back fir the offsets. 275 is going to look bubbly on a 9" wheel, and it will likely make your car handle like a slush bucket. 235 or 245 front and 255 rear *should* do the trick.
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Posts: 1,097
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From: Chestermere (Lake) AB
Yeah. These:
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus (Ultra High Performance All-Season)
Front: 245/40ZR19
Sidewall Style: Blackwall
Serv. Desc: 94Y
UTQG: 500 AA A
Price: $309.00 (each)
Rear: 255/40ZR19
Sidewall Style: Blackwall
Serv. Desc: 96Y
UTQG: 500 AA A
Price: $329.00 (each)
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus (Ultra High Performance All-Season)
Front: 245/40ZR19
Sidewall Style: Blackwall
Serv. Desc: 94Y
UTQG: 500 AA A
Price: $309.00 (each)
Rear: 255/40ZR19
Sidewall Style: Blackwall
Serv. Desc: 96Y
UTQG: 500 AA A
Price: $329.00 (each)
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Posts: 1,097
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From: Chestermere (Lake) AB
I really hate that although there's enough room above the gas pedal to lose your entire leg, the clutch mechanism is constantly catching my size 10s as I move to the dead pedal. Hate to think what it'd be like with size 12s or so...
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From: Chestermere (Lake) AB
When/if I spring for 'baller' status wheels, they'll be the same size front and rear...
Good plan. It doesn't compromise handling so much and allows proper rotation if you get a symmetrical tire. You might have to get different offsets front to rear though, dont know how to fit wheels on g37's haha.
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From: Calgary, Canada
Haven't had a problem with my size 14s...
Hmmmmmmmm. Noticing that my summers seem to be noiser than I recall. The garage flipped my RE050A's from side to side. Fronts stayed front and rears stayed rears. IIRC, they are asymetrical. Can I leave them flipped or should I undo the flip? Would this account for the noise?
Hmmmmmmmm. Noticing that my summers seem to be noiser than I recall. The garage flipped my RE050A's from side to side. Fronts stayed front and rears stayed rears. IIRC, they are asymetrical. Can I leave them flipped or should I undo the flip? Would this account for the noise?
I've driven to Toronto twice, put a total of about 500km on them. Do you think I did any damage to them?
