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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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what size tires do you have?

just wondering what size tires you guys have on you car. i got 215/60r 14
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 08:18 PM
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215/60-r15 Kumho ectsa H-rated.

Worst all-season tire I've ever seen in my life. Holds good to wet roads when they are new. 6 months later, tire-chunkage removes half the tread and you start having little traction on wet roads.

pos tires.

Best tires I've had on my seven: Eagle GTIIs on 4 corners. They were perfect and outperformed these kumhos even in snow/ice.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 08:40 PM
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215-60-15 Merit H-rated. They seem to be decent for all season tires. Made by Cooper
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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255/40r17 rear and 235/40r17 front. Could go larger in the rear, but didnt want to offset the tire sizes too much. Slightly more in the rear can help to counter oversteer, but too much just will make it plow.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 08:46 PM
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225-50-16 Falkens.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 08:55 PM
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205/55/16 front and 225/50/16 out back, maxing out my rather small 16x7s. Toyo Proxes T1-S. Suck it. It never snows here, and those tires are absurd when things get slippery.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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225/50r/16 dunlop GT qualifiers...

gonna switch to advans soon...
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 09:23 PM
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215/50-16
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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Front: 24/4.5-15 Mickey Thompson ET Fronts on 15x4 Centerlines wheels. Rear: 235/60-15 ET Street Drag Radials on 15x7 Centerlines.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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225/50/16 all around.....don't remember the brand....too lazy to go look....good brand tho.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 10:07 PM
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falken fk412's 225-45-17 front, 265-40-17 rear
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 10:08 PM
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195's in the front. 205's in the rear. Falken's all the way around
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 10:17 PM
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275/40/17's back..
235/45/17 fronts..
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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215/45/16 falken azenis sports on FD wheels.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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On the street I have 215 (front) 225 (rear) /45-17 Falken Azenis (ST-115).

On the track I have shaved 225/50-15 Falken 512.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 11:15 PM
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i use 225/50R-16 Yokohama ES-100 tires
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 11:22 PM
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I have 205/50/15 Toyo Proxes 4 all the way around mounted on bbs vert rims.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 11:29 PM
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Just put brand new Toyo Proxes 4's 225/50/16 on my TII rims. Awesome all around tire. Although I'll miss the burnouts and drifts I could pull in the crusty *** cooper lifeliner tires that were on before. I even tried drifting it in the rain and couldn't break it loose with these toyo's.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 11:46 PM
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one quick question... why do people with na's put larger tires on the rear of their cars? I can understand turboII owners doing so because of the ability to break the rear end free at will.
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sudseh
one quick question... why do people with na's put larger tires on the rear of their cars? I can understand turboII owners doing so because of the ability to break the rear end free at will.
~suds
My car is N/A and I break the tires loose every time I drive it


Seriously - cosmetics is a large part of it. Most people prefer the look of larger rear tires. In my case, I tripled my torque output and I don't care how the car handles. But the average FC isn't like that, and a bit more tire on the rear just looks better. Not to mention will handle a little better, even if you don't have the power of a larger motor or a turbo. More rubber = more grip, all other things being equal.
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 04:57 PM
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Michelin Pilot sport PS2 225/45/17 front, 245/40/17 rear
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 03:04 AM
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Falken FK-451's, 225/45/17 all around, handles great.
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 11:12 AM
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345-25-16 rear, 315-30-16 front on 16x12, and 16x11 rims
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 02:23 PM
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235;45;17 reo30 bridgestone potenza's all around soon to be 235;45;17 yokohama es 100s
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