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Old 07-02-2014, 10:42 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by janitor View Post
Do you mean to buy tires, mount them on the stock wheels, and dismount, mount again onto the new wheels? Assuming you decide to go with a 225/45 or 235/40 (might be a bit tough squeezing a 255/40 on a 17x7). Or do you mean try out different tires in the stock (or similar) sizing until you find one that you like? The same tire in different sizes tires will generally handle heat differently so this may not be as effective as it sounds on paper.

Working under the premise that all three cannot be purchased at the same time, I personally prefer to install coilovers, then wheels with the stock tires (assuming you choose a 17" wheel) then tires.

Of course, this is a bit of a stretch and purely hypothetical as most people would at least buy wheels and tires together.
I said "Since I assume you'll get new tires with your wheels that's my choice." So I'm saying buy new wheels and get better tires at the same time.
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