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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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what tires and suspension are you runing, why?

225 50 16 yokohama on all four, thats what came on the car when i got it.
Stock suspension, i need to get the turbo situation fixed first! (stock twins went) and the stock suspesion isnt that bad.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 01:37 PM
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stock suspension, kuhmo supras... why? cause i spent all the money on the engine.

check the wheels suspension forum
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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stock... dunlops Sp5000

'cause its what i can afford at the momment :d rather get it built up to bullet proof on the engine side of things before i start d*cking around with power/performance
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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Bridgestone SO3 235 in front 265 back with tokiko 5 way adj and ground control coilover, why, because they work great together, car feels good taking corners....
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 01:48 PM
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Thread looks like a candidate for getting moved to the 3rd Gen subforum (suspensions) LOL
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 01:48 PM
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Koni Yellows, TEIN springs, 225/45/17 Pirelli Asimmetricos FR 265/40/17 R, fresh alignment to Howard C's specs.. car feels great.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 01:55 PM
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Bridgestone 750's because I didn't know I could get the Toyo T1-S for a few bucks less

Stock suspension because I don't want a stiffer ride.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 01:59 PM
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falken gr beta 451's, 255/35/18 and 285/30/18, with tein flex.

decent pricing for it all and it works great together. tires are better than expected, but don't give much warning before they let go. although i do need a good alignment
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 02:43 PM
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With the goal of a trackable daily driver:

Tires: Toyo T1-S -- extremely good tires in dry or wet, one of the lightest tires available, often cheaper than the equivalent S-03, AVS Sport, etc.

Springs: HKS Sport Springs -- highest rate progressive springs available (400/290)

Shocks: Koni -- adjustabilty, different spring perch heights, durability, the yellow color (j/k)
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 02:51 PM
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what othern tires are very light rynberg? im currently running falken ziex 502's
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 02:58 PM
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The asimmetricos are pretty light
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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how are they compared to the falkens im running right now?
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by SkEltAh
The asimmetricos are pretty light
255/40-17 and 225/50-16 are 23 lbs each size.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by speeddemon7
what othern tires are very light rynberg? im currently running falken ziex 502's
Yep, what skeltah said. Pirellis are very light as well. For a comparison, a 265/35 18 Toyo T1-S weighs a whopping FOUR lbs less than a 265/35 18 Bridgestone S-03. I believe that the T1-S weighs essentially the same as the Pirelli Pzero.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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I do enjoy my yokohama es100 275's in the rear not badly priced at 130 a piece.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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S03s and KDs are heavy suckers. Great tires--from what I've read LOL
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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Bridgestone S03s, 245/45-16 x 4, best dry and wet I could find
Koni Yellows, adjustability, will track in future
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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so how much are these toyo ts1 tires?
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 03:22 PM
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ok so I looked up tires for the rx7 and heres what I found.Which is very interesting by the way.
The toyo t1s weighs 22.7 pounds in sixteen inch trim
the falken ziex 512 weighs 22.5 pounds in sixteen in trim.
I also looked for tires that would fit 17 inch rims.
The toyos weigh 23.8 pounds while the falken ziex 512's weight 22.7 pounds.
hmmm not much of a difference in weight but a hell of a difference in price.
The place of info is www.edgeracing.com
what do you guys think?

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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 03:37 PM
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so how much are these toyo ts1 tires?
http://www.ec-securehost.com/OnlineT...Toyo_T1-S.html
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 04:21 PM
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Talking my set up

volk gt-u's gunmetal

18x9 in front with yokahoma avs sports 245/35/18's

18x10 in rear with yokahoma avs sports 295/30/18

eibach pro-series springs

tokico 5-way gas adj. all the way around
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by RXASSASIN7
volk gt-u's gunmetal

18x9 in front with yokahoma avs sports 245/35/18's

18x10 in rear with yokahoma avs sports 295/30/18

eibach pro-series springs

tokico 5-way gas adj. all the way around
rxassasin7,

could you post offsets and a better quality pic on your wheels? Did you happen to weigh them at all? And does it have that red stripe in it??

Nice look BTW.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 05:34 PM
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RS-R Race Springs, Pirelli P7000 SS, 275/40R17 Rear, 235/40R17 front, Koni yellows. Auto-X Alignment specs
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 05:40 PM
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HKS Hyperdampers and 245/45/16 SO3's in all corners. Works great in dry & wet!
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