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The Official Wide Tire Thread

Old Jan 29, 2008, 03:47 PM
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Year/Make/Model: 2006 GG MR
Wheels: 18X9.5 Volk Racing RE30 +34 with 5mm Front Spacers
Tires: 265/35-18 Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS
Suspension: Stock (Swift Spec-R + 25mm rear sway coming soon?)
Alignment: Stock specifications
Fenders Rolled or Cut: No modifications. Front calipers do not clear without the 5mm spacer.
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: Listen to these guys up here. They know what they're talking about.

Pictures: Coming someday soon. Hopefully. Trying to convince the SO to let me get some street legal slicks on my wheels as summer tires for the sunnier days ahead.
Old Jan 29, 2008, 03:59 PM
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Year/Make/Model: 2003 LY GSR
Wheels: 18X10.5 Volk Racing RE30 +18 with 25mm Spacers all the way around
Tires: 275/35-18 Falken Azenis 615RT
Suspension: K-Bee Coilovers w/ 10kg springs, set medium hard
Alignment: Stock specifications
Fenders Rolled or Cut: cut stock rear fenders
Other Body modifications: APR Widebody with Evo 9 style front bumper

Pictures: on aggresive Wheel Post.
Old Mar 5, 2008, 10:54 PM
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Old Mar 5, 2008, 11:21 PM
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Wow, lovely thread. Subscribed
Old Mar 5, 2008, 11:31 PM
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Year/Make/Model: 2006 Rally Red MR
Wheels: 17X9.5 5Zigen GN+ et38, spacers from 8-16mm front, 5-10mm rear
Tires: 275/40-17 Proxes RA1
Suspension: H&R coilovers, custom rate, 25 & 27mm full hard with custom endlinks
Alignment: -2.5/-1.9 toe- +.12* front total, +.32* rear total
Fenders Rolled or Cut: fronts minor rolling, rears rolled and pulled.
Other Body modifications: Ugh stickers on mirrors
Advice: run hard or stay home

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Old Mar 5, 2008, 11:36 PM
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Year/Make/Model: 2003 APEX SILVER
Wheels: 18 X 10 + 18 WORK XD9
Tires: 275 / 35 / 18 DUNLOP (R COMPOUND)
Suspension: KBEE
Alignment: N/A
Fenders Rolled or Cut: CUT REAR FENDERS
Other Body modifications: VOLTEX WIDEBODY
Old Mar 5, 2008, 11:51 PM
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Running 255 (written on the tire) but they run wider than 255 so I think I qualify.

Year/Make/Model: 2005 AS MR
Wheels: 17x9 +35 5zigen FN01R-C
Tires: 255/40/17 Michelin Pilot Sport Cups
Suspension: KW V3
Alignment: -2.9f/-1.5r 0 toe
Fenders Rolled or Cut: Rolling rear
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: My advice is usually bad advice.

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Old Jul 27, 2008, 05:02 PM
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Year/Make/Model: 2003 GSR
Wheels: 18X9.5 Axis Reverb +40ET w/8mm spacers up front
Tires: 265/35ZR18 Continental CSC3
Suspension: JIC FLT-A2
Alignment: -2.2f/-1.2r 0 toe-out front & +0.1° toe rear
Fenders Rolled or Cut: minor rolling rear
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: Rubs when encoutering bumps in corners. Next time will try 255/35ZR18 to reduce the rubbing.

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Old Jul 30, 2008, 10:47 PM
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Thumbs up what can be run on the street?

Ideally want to run 18x9.5 and 275's. Can I do this w/ -2 degrees camber? Thanks!
Old Jul 30, 2008, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
Tires: 285/30-18 Kumho Ecsta V710 (DOT slicks)
Can you elaborate on this please?
How do they work? Can you compare them to Toyo's?
How long before they fall off?
Thanx

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Old Jul 31, 2008, 08:41 AM
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Year/Make/Model: 2005 Apex silver VIII
Wheels: 17X10 Enkei RPF1 +18 offset(Front) 17X9.5 Fno1rc +35(rear)
Tires: (front)315/35-17 Kumho Ecsta V710 (DOT slicks)
(Rear) 295/35/17 Hosier A6)
Suspension: Custom spec Zeals
Upgraded FSB/stock RSB, RC correction kit
Alignment: -3.2f/-3.0r 1/16th toe-out front & 0 toe rear
Fenders Rolled or Cut: Heavy cutting front / heavy cutting rear
Other Body modifications:Plenty
Advice: Don't sacrifice rear grip to balance the car and get rid of understeer , find a way to make the front stick.
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Originally Posted by fastkevin
Can you elaborate on this please?
How do they work? Can you compare them to Toyo's?
How long before they fall off?
Thanx
The Kuhmo V710, just like the Hoosier A6 and the Hankook z214, is a soft DOT approved R-compound.

They are geared towards autocross or someone looking for a fast single lap at the road course.

They usually heat up very quick(compared to a full slick or a harder road racing spec tire) and also easy to overheat.

They operate at around 200 degrees and get greassy past 250, so hotlapping on them around a road course is out of the question.

Compared to a similar sized harder road racing tire like the Toyo R888 for example,
they offer a lot more grip and it's not unusual to improve over a second off your time per 60' lap.
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Madmax - heavy cutting of front and rear..pics please!
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Originally Posted by EvoIXMR
Madmax - heavy cutting of front and rear..pics please!
There you go




Old Jul 31, 2008, 01:56 PM
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wow - that rear fender did get cut up good. Thanks for the pics!

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