Meaty Tires Thread

[Pete]

I have 215/45/17 bridgestone re-71r tires on stock rims and stock suspension. I used to spin thru second gear and was in the limit of traction in 3rd. I can't spin in 1st with these tires. They feel like slicks.

When I had 215/45/17 Hankook RS3 my car rubbed on stock suspension on hard cornering. The tires were nice and had lots of grip but to make them work I had to put in 2 rubber coil boosters in all 4 springs to make the car not rub.

Now I am running 225/45/16 D ZII Star Specs on +40ET Rota Slipstreams. No more coil boosters and back to stock suspension (minus the eibach sway bars)

:Edit: Forgot a picture

 

[Ghostwhite]

Lol

 

[Plainrt]

Love the look of the 225/45/16 can't wait for temps to warm up to get mine
on

 

[Boro]

Love the look of the 225/45/16 can't wait for temps to warm up to get mine
on

Seriously, those look perfect, makes me reconsider my desire to get 15" wheels..

 

[Plainrt]

 

[Butterybunz]

16x7 Rota Slipstreams
Et 35 Front
Et 37 Rear
225/45/16 BFGoodrich KDW Tires

 

[airjor13]

16x7 Rota Slipstreams
Et 35 Front
Et 37 Rear
225/45/16 BFGoodrich KDW Tires

So much win is so much win well done sir

 

[no-pistons]

16x7 Rota Slipstreams
Et 35 Front
Et 37 Rear
225/45/16 BFGoodrich KDW Tires

More pics please!

 

[Butterybunz]

So much win is so much win well done sir

More pics please!

Thanks guys!

 

[rexdriver85]

Thanks guys!

Wow. Looks amazing. Seriously.

Are the Rota Slips custom bolt pattern or available in 4x108??

 

[Butterybunz]

Wow. Looks amazing. Seriously.

Are the Rota Slips custom bolt pattern or available in 4x108??

Thanks, I really appreciate it! I have wanted these wheels for a long time when I had my SVT Focus
They made them years ago for the 4x108 focus.
I found a set of 5 wheels in mint condition so I have an extra incase one gets cracked or bent

 

[GreGGo]

16x7 Rota Slipstreams
Et 35 Front
Et 37 Rear
225/45/16 BFGoodrich KDW Tires

Are you lowered? These look excellent.

 

[Butterybunz]

Are you lowered? These look excellent.

Stock suspension

 

[shouldbeasy]

I've got a lead on some 225/40/17's and was thinking about putting them on my Motegi MR125 wheels (7.5" rim width, 42mm offset).

How bad does everyone think they'll rub? Should I be able to get them to fit with pulling the fenders a bit? I've already chewed up the rear fender liners so I'll probably be taking a hammer to the back inner wheel well to fit them without rub. My snow tire set up would rub on hard compression.

Input is appreciated.

 

[Sourskittle]

235/40-17 in the back
205/40-17 in the front
Stock rims

 

[CanadianGuy]

235/40-17 in the back
205/40-17 in the front
Stock rims

Nice threads

 

[CSM]

Finally got around to installing 16x7 Sparco Assetto Garas with 205/50/16 Direzza DIIs. Picked these up from a user on another forum. Car is '14 Molten Orange.

 

[stuntdoogie]

Finally got around to installing 16x7 Sparco Assetto Garas with 205/50/16 Direzza DIIs. Picked these up from a user on another forum. Car is '14 Molten Orange.

Could barely see the wheels on the car because of the shade...

 

[FistSt215]

Finally got around to installing 16x7 Sparco Assetto Garas with 205/50/16 Direzza DIIs. Picked these up from a user on another forum. Car is '14 Molten Orange.

can you please post up pics when their installed. Looking at getting the green sparco assetto gara with the meatiest 16 inch tires I can find

 

[BostonDriver]

235/40-17 in the back
205/40-17 in the front
Stock rims

It will be interesting to see how this looks... Since its a front drive car you'd typically want more tire up front. I think you should have gone with a 215/40-17 up front so the height difference front to rear was minimized. As is the rear will be 20mm taller!