Eibach Lowerings springs & 205/45/17 or 215/40/17 tires

[re-rx7]

Better than the worn stockers, that for sure, lol. They don't slip with the 3rd gear pulls like the stickers were starting to with my new tunes. If that helps any.

Cornering improve? YEa im going for a custom tune soon!

 

[JPGC]

I haven't done any hard cornering just yet. Still just dataloging for my E30 tune. I love this stuff, btw. The curves I have taken though...the car felt planted and as good as it ever has on the stickers. Take that with a grain of salt though as I haven't pushed it with the new tires.

 

[re-rx7]

I haven't done any hard cornering just yet. Still just dataloging for my E30 tune. I love this stuff, btw. The curves I have taken though...the car felt planted and as good as it ever has on the stickers. Take that with a grain of salt though as I haven't pushed it with the new tires.

Well for the price sounds like the Kumhos are hard to beat.

 

[JPGC]

I'll keep this thread updated as I put more miles on them. My biggest reason for these is the price and they were the widest I could find in the 215/40 size. They have roughly an inch more width than the stickers on the tread width. From behind the car, they look a lot wider...almost like a 235 tire. If I get good handling from them to boot, I'm happy!!

 

[re-rx7]

I'll keep this thread updated as I put more miles on them. My biggest reason for these is the price and they were the widest I could find in the 215/40 size. They have roughly an inch more width than the stickers on the tread width. From behind the car, they look a lot wider...almost like a 235 tire. If I get good handling from them to boot, I'm happy!!

Awesome. The Kumhos seems to be a little wider then other 215's which is weird.

 

[re-rx7]

Updates?

 

[JPGC]

I have about 400 miles on them so far. No racing, just highway driving and pulls. They ride better than the stockers, that's for sure. Grip in the curves, I'm not sure yet. Straight line traction, lol, the car spins them the same, though shifting hard (FFS) into third is much more composed now. No issues while driving in the rain, though I drive very conservative in the rain. I'm happy so far with them...especially considering the price.

 

[STephen]

Looks great! Any chance you can take a picture of the rear?

 

[JPGC]

Looks great! Any chance you can take a picture of the rear?

I don't have any still shots of the rear with the new tires. I will have to take some. If you look at my build thread, I have a walk around video that you can see the rear profile.

 

[stuntdoogie]

Okay, got the Kumho Ecsta LE Sport 215/40 R17's installed today...along with an alignment (haven't had the alignment done since I lowered it on the mountune springs). The front alignment was pretty far off, btw. Anyway. I put about 50 miles on it since the new tires and no rubbing what so ever. The tires look great IMO...much better than the stockers. The 215/40s fit my 17x7.5 Motegi's much better. The ride is a little better and these tires handle choppy roads a lot better than the stockers.
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Those tires are 23.9" diameter?

 

[JPGC]

Those tires are 23.9" diameter?

They are 23.77

 

[stuntdoogie]

So noone is sporting lowering springs with 205/45/17 tires?

 

[Davisfry]

Springs don't cause rubbing. If it doesn't rub at any point in your travel now, it won't rub with the car lower.

Not necessarily true, I have rubbing at the moment at full/80% turn on the fender well, but I'm running 215/25r17s...

 

[PunkST]

Running 215 40 17 azenis 615k+ tires on oz racing F1 wheels. With eibach springs. I dont rub at all