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06-04-2018, 09:35 AM | #15 |
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If you are looking for flush, wider tires are not the solution. You need either wheels with more offset, or run spacers on your stock wheels.
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As for a wider tires being best for performance theres been a lot of debate on that you can reference this thread https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126829 |
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I think I will wait until my stock tires have a little more miles on them (17,000) and then upgrade to some indy 500s. For the flush look in the rear, these look like they will do the trick. Any input? https://www.amazon.com/Hubcentric-Sp...+wheel+spacers
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Yeah those would work but you should go ahead and do both ends. @Leonardo gave you good specs on what to run in his second post. The front doesn't need to be pushed out as much as the rear.
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Awesome, thanks for the help everyone. Until I need new rubber I’ll probably just get some hubcentric 20mm for the front and 25mm for the rear
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Spacers do not negativly change the ride for DD. Getting 225/45s and spacers would most likely make you happy. Cant say Ive tried firestones, specifically those ones anyway. But I can say that I jut got Hankook evo v12 tires to replace the expensive Michelins I was running. Terrible choice. I had burnt through 20 MPSS tires and thought that "Maybe I should try something else and save a few bucks" Bad idea. The Michelins are way better, and totally worth the money. I will be swapping back soon, though I am probably going to try a newer model Michelin. Finally... my point: Firestones are inexpensive; the savings may not be worth it.
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I have to strongly disagree on Firestones not being worth it due to the low price. They are better in every way than the MPSS I had on previously by leaps and bounds.
I've already said it in here but will repeat that if the Indy 500s cost more than the MPSS, I'd still buy them and MPSS are way overpriced because of their reputation. Leonardo said he went through 5 sets of them. That leads me to the main negative of the MPSS. I barely put 8k on mine before they were fully dead and the previous owner may have had them for a little more but they wear way too fast. The Indy 500s have 4k on them and look like they are still new. Second negative was sliding around and even losing control and spinning on the MPSS making a u-turn made me scratch me head wondering how those tires get such a good rep. Only positive was people seen they were on the car and said "good choice of tire". At almost double the price of the Indy 500, I just laugh that anybody would have spent that on the outgoing Super Sports and especially now that the Pilot Sport 4s is indeed more than double of the Indy 500s. To Leonardo, since you're going through so many tires and/or not happy with what your on, maybe give the Firestones a try next time and see what happens. |
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As far as I know the Indy Firehawks are just rebranded Potenza RE003's.
They're definitely better than the PSS or PS4s in terms of outright dry grip. Any reference to Firestone of the past (blow out and SUV rollovers) probably do not belong in a discussion about the Firehawks. |
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Interesting. I Really HATE the soft sidewall of the Hankook V12's. I am going to change them. Thanks for the input.
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Could you elaborate on this "performance penalty"? I am looking at getting 245/40/17 tires, but still undecided whether to go 245/40 or 225/45. Just trying to get different opinions.
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Vital: more sideways grip which isn't used at DD, but less acceleration due weight/more rolling resistance.
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While giving more grip at the corners, in acceleration, and stopping power, wider tires are generally heavier and higher rolling resistance against the motion. You could have lower mpg and top speed. We are talking about a few percentages difference but you might feel the drag of wider tire depending on your power level.
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