Meaty Tire Thread - Page 5 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

WolfsFang · 07-21-2013, 10:02 PM

Sorry if i'm jacking, just don't want to clutter the forum with the same question again and again. I have super stretch tires, these came with my wheels and I never intend to keep on running them. Im looking to go meaty tires but I can only seem to find 245 (I have 16's) and the two best ones I found are Nitto NT01 and POTENZA RE-11. Iv never really searched for sticky tires so im like a deer in headlights. Im fine with 245 up fronts but hopping to find 255-265/40-50/16 fpr the rear or even all around, any help would be greatful.

Draco-REX · 07-21-2013, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by WolfsFang

Sorry if i'm jacking, just don't want to clutter the forum with the same question again and again. I have super stretch tires, these came with my wheels and I never intend to keep on running them. Im looking to go meaty tires but I can only seem to find 245 (I have 16's) and the two best ones I found are Nitto NT01 and POTENZA RE-11. Iv never really searched for sticky tires so im like a deer in headlights. Im fine with 245 up fronts but hopping to find 255-265/40-50/16 fpr the rear or even all around, any help would be greatful.

Going big on a 16" is difficult unless you're looking for a track tire.

I'd go for the 245/45-16 RE-11s.

Jive Turkey · 07-22-2013, 12:44 AM

i run RE-11's great tires. but be careful once they get too hot they do get a bit greasy, but it'll take a lot for them to get to that point.

whats the reason you go this small of a rim? and 265/50 is a huge sidewall man. i know its a 16 but still.

WolfsFang · 07-22-2013, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

i run RE-11's great tires. but be careful once they get too hot they do get a bit greasy, but it'll take a lot for them to get to that point.

whats the reason you go this small of a rim? and 265/50 is a huge sidewall man. i know its a 16 but still.

love the look of the CCW classic and small rims on this car. Plus they are lightwight.

Jive Turkey · 07-23-2013, 03:02 PM

touche

GTB/ZR-1 · 07-23-2013, 08:29 PM

17x9 +35 Weds square
255/40 BFG Rivals

s2d4 · 07-23-2013, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by GTB/ZR-1

17x9 +35 Weds square
255/40 BFG Rivals

Those rivals seem damn skinny for a 255 tyre.
They are as wide as a 235 AD08....

Draco-REX · 07-23-2013, 09:04 PM

Well, my first two choices for wheels weren't available. But I have a set of black RPF1s in 18x9.5+38 on the way.

Now to wrap them in 265/35-18s.. Not a whole lot of super sticky choices. I'm thinking ZIIs.

GTB/ZR-1 · 07-23-2013, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by s2d4

Those rivals seem damn skinny for a 255 tyre.
They are as wide as a 235 AD08....

Not sure what to tell you--my experience w/ BFGs is they run a bit wide for their size... Another angle:

s2d4 · 07-23-2013, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Draco-REX

Now to wrap them in 265/35-18s.. Not a whole lot of super sticky choices. I'm thinking ZIIs.

Just make sure you get what you paid for unlike some of the others.
265mm is 10.43 inches so they should run 1 inch wider than your rims.

red_comet · 07-23-2013, 09:23 PM

I just don't see why people like stretching tires... this thread is my graceland.

s2d4 · 07-23-2013, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GTB/ZR-1

Not sure what to tell you--my experience w/ BFGs is they run a bit wide for their size... Another angle:

Yeah I saw knipples as well and they are indeed about as wide as a 235 AD08, if not less still since the side wall of the AD08 is pretty much flat as the treadwidth is over 9 inches.

knipple · 07-23-2013, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by s2d4

Yeah I saw knipples as well and they are indeed about as wide as a 235 AD08, if not less still since the side wall of the AD08 is pretty much flat as the treadwidth is over 9 inches.

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Originally Posted by s2d4

Those rivals seem damn skinny for a 255 tyre.
They are as wide as a 235 AD08....

The tires measure 10.2 in treadwidth (on a 9 in wide wheel).

s2d4 · 07-23-2013, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by knipple

The tires measure 10.2 in treadwidth (on a 9 in wide wheel). Both photos have the inside of the tire in a dark shadow.

I do have have the same wheels but fair enough, perhaps photos don't really show details well for black wheels/tyres combo due to shadows. Don't know, the sidewalls just aren't flat on the rivals as compared to the AD08 so it looks like the tread width isn't really as wide as the wheels.

Take the 255 Z2s from a few posts above, absolute no incline on the sidewalls so yeah, weird..

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