Another "Get New Tires" Article - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Asphalt~86 · 01-22-2013, 09:16 PM

http://news.consumerreports.org/cars...rformance.html

Almost got that other "Boxer".

Short read.

PNW FRS · 01-22-2013, 09:25 PM

Would have nice if CR had mentioned a bit more info on the specs of the Yoshihara 18x8 wheels.... which model.... offset...

Guessing from the price mentioned... I'm guessing they went with the DY-12C wheels. http://www.yoshiharadesign.com/d-12c-2/

Asphalt~86 · 01-22-2013, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PNW FRS

Would have nice if CR had mentioned a bit more info on the specs of the Yoshihara 18x8 wheels.... which model.... offset...

Guessing from the price mentioned... I'm guessing they went with the DY-12C wheels. http://www.yoshiharadesign.com/d-12c-2/

Thanks for that I was wondering myself and trying to look into it.

HotLava · 01-22-2013, 09:31 PM

I guess I'll embarrass myself with this question. But does going to 18 inch rims maker your speedometer reading inaccurate? I just remember that when I had my Mustang guys would have to report what non stock tires and rims they were using to their tuner, so their customer tunes could compensate for that.

ayau · 01-22-2013, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PNW FRS

Would have nice if CR had mentioned a bit more info on the specs of the Yoshihara 18x8 wheels.... which model.... offset...

Guessing from the price mentioned... I'm guessing they went with the DY-12C wheels. http://www.yoshiharadesign.com/d-12c-2/

If you browse around in the autox/track forum, you'll see a lot of guys running 17x8. It seems to be a nice compromise between weight and width. Most people don't go with 18" unless they have a big brake kit.

ayau · 01-22-2013, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HotLava

I guess I'll embarrass myself with this question. But does going to 18 inch rims maker your speedometer reading inaccurate? I just remember that when I had my Mustang guys would have to report what non stock tires and rims they were using to their tuner, so their customer tunes could compensate for that.

Good question. Your speedometer will not be off that much as long as you go with a lower profile tire. The diameter of the tire is the important number, not the wheel diameter. As long as the old and new tire diameters are similar, then your speedometer will still be relatively accurate.

dem00n · 01-22-2013, 09:37 PM

Change the tires if you know what your doing, if you don't know what your doing then leave it stock.

I speak to most of the forum when i type that.

Synack · 01-22-2013, 10:02 PM

We all know that the tires that come on it completely suck. The biggest reason why they are used is because they allow the driver to break traction a bit easier. After all this car was built with drifting in mind.

russv · 01-22-2013, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Synack

We all know that the tires that come on it completely suck. The biggest reason why they are used is because they allow the driver to break traction a bit easier. After all this car was built with drifting in mind.

I think for 99.5% of the people doing daily driving these tires are just fine. That said, when it comes to replacing them I'm going with a stickier tire.

fistpoint · 01-23-2013, 06:05 AM

Just about every tire seller has a section somewhere on it describing how to upgrade your wheels/tires using what they call +1 or +2 etc.

The trick is keeping the overall diameter of your new tire to be the same as the old one. It's that simple. Discount tire for example tells you the overall tire diameter right there for every tire they sell for every size.

FRiSson · 01-23-2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Synack

We all know that the tires that come on it completely suck. The biggest reason why they are used is because they allow the driver to break traction a bit easier. After all this car was built with drifting in mind.

Hey, a little hyperbole goes a lonnnnggg way.

I like the stock tires. True, they don't have a whole lot of friction, but they communicate beautifully and predictably. If I were involved in motocross, I would want something different, but for driving on asphalt in a reasonably sane way, these tires are the best standard tires that I have experienced.

#87 · 01-23-2013, 09:55 AM

Did they stick with 215 width?

campy · 01-23-2013, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by #87

Did they stick with 215 width?

Since they used 18x8 rims, I'm guessing they bumped up width (maybe to 235? it would have been nice if they specified in the article)

Synack · 01-23-2013, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by FRiSson

Hey, a little hyperbole goes a lonnnnggg way.

I like the stock tires. True, they don't have a whole lot of friction, but they communicate beautifully and predictably. If I were involved in motocross, I would want something different, but for driving on asphalt in a reasonably sane way, these tires are the best standard tires that I have experienced.

The best stock standard tires I have experienced were the stock 275 width tires on my Nismo 370Z.

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PNW FRS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 581 Thanks: 230 Thanked 342 Times in 189 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Would have nice if CR had mentioned a bit more info on the specs of the Yoshihara 18x8 wheels.... which model.... offset... Guessing from the price mentioned... I'm guessing they went with the DY-12C wheels. http://www.yoshiharadesign.com/d-12c-2/

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HotLava Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Hot Lava 2013 FR-S Automatic Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 40 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I guess I'll embarrass myself with this question. But does going to 18 inch rims maker your speedometer reading inaccurate? I just remember that when I had my Mustang guys would have to report what non stock tires and rims they were using to their tuner, so their customer tunes could compensate for that.

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dem00n Member of the year - 2016 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: New York Posts: 3,575 Thanks: 788 Thanked 2,427 Times in 1,111 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Change the tires if you know what your doing, if you don't know what your doing then leave it stock. I speak to most of the forum when i type that.

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Synack Boosted Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Sideways Location: Atlanta Georgia USA Posts: 2,377 Thanks: 388 Thanked 716 Times in 414 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	We all know that the tires that come on it completely suck. The biggest reason why they are used is because they allow the driver to break traction a bit easier. After all this car was built with drifting in mind. __________________ *Nismo 370Z 300whp -> FR-S Turbo 450whp on E85 -> Z06 Corvette 500whp*

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fistpoint Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Supercharged Golf Cart Location: Estados Unitos Posts: 1,196 Thanks: 75 Thanked 364 Times in 206 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just about every tire seller has a section somewhere on it describing how to upgrade your wheels/tires using what they call +1 or +2 etc. The trick is keeping the overall diameter of your new tire to be the same as the old one. It's that simple. Discount tire for example tells you the overall tire diameter right there for every tire they sell for every size.

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#87 I usually post drunk Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 1,487 Thanks: 15 Thanked 490 Times in 231 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Did they stick with 215 width?

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