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Bbandit · 05-16-2003, 12:04 PM

okay now.. i have a set of ssr hiros
16x7 +27 for the fronts and 16x8 +30 for the rears
now im a bit confused about what size of tires im going to use for those wheels..
im leaning toward 205/55 for the fronts and 225/50 for the rears
any suggestion?

silnv · 05-16-2003, 01:12 PM

I have the same wheel sizes and went with 245/45 in back and 225/50 in the front.

Bbandit · 05-16-2003, 01:39 PM

wow! isnt that too wide??
do you happenned to have any picture of those?

Dousan_PG · 05-16-2003, 01:51 PM

215/45/16 Falken Azenis!

rockin'
put them on the 8s.

you wont regret it.

7s
er...all they make is 205/55/16 in azenis ..

Bbandit · 05-16-2003, 01:57 PM

^^ i was thinking about putting azenis but they have limited tire size.. so instead of putting azenis's on my 16 inchers.. ima gonna put them(205/50) on my stock alloys (just for autoX)

as for the 16 inchers.. im going to go with dunlop fm901
but still.. im still thinking what size tires ima gonna choose...
its been 3 days now and i still havent choose anything..

Dousan_PG · 05-16-2003, 01:59 PM

i get people tell me use Yokohama ES100s. i talk w/ a Yoko big wig too (super cool guy) and so im leaning towards yokohama and falken a lot lately (friends are sponsored by falken).

the dunlops are nice, but...eh. your choice.

Bbandit · 05-16-2003, 04:11 PM

well yea.. i might consider yoko.. but im more concerned about which size i should get

Bliss · 05-17-2003, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dousan36
i get people tell me use Yokohama ES100s.

Cuz theyre right. I love these tires. Sorry, don't know which size Bbandit.

silnv · 05-18-2003, 08:35 PM

Yeah I went with the Yoks ES 100s. The sizes I went with fit almost perfect. And I paid about 360 for them. I drove around on them some the other day and they seem real sticky. I would recomend them to anyone for price and for grip.

EDIT: Rear 16x8 with 245/45sTire pic

I will try to take a better pic tomorrow.

elevator · 05-27-2003, 08:36 PM

Just got Advan Neovas. Great tires!

Dousan_PG · 05-28-2003, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gladhatter
Just got Advan Neovas. Great tires!

the new ones are better and much stickier then the old ones. also the old ones are so old (been out foryears and years). i knowa few guys who feel the olderones wear WAAAAY too fast for drift. the new ones are top stuff though. getting some myself shortly (even though its not DOT approved)

adey · 05-28-2003, 11:32 PM

205/50/16 is a little short, though it probably won't make a huge difference. You will have better steering response etc, but it will also give you lower top speed, worse gas mileage and bigger wheel gap. I run 205/55/16 on my 16" wheels, and 205/60/15 on my 15s. I say go 205/55/16 all 'round.

fooddude · 06-14-2003, 02:07 PM

I finally got the es100's

I got them in 205/55-15, the height looks very similar to my old 195/60-15's...with a slight bulge.

elevator · 06-21-2003, 04:46 AM

If you are drifting....think about it!! You may opt for the cheaper tires.

Here's a picture from the circuit today.

elevator · 06-21-2003, 04:47 AM

another

elevator · 06-21-2003, 04:48 AM

....and...

elevator · 06-21-2003, 04:49 AM

Go to the track prepared.... This is precisely why so many drifters drive around on mismatched wheels.

elevator · 06-21-2003, 04:53 AM

But....it was as always a heck of a lot of fun! Mrs. Glad rode with Glad Jr. today. She nearly wet herself!!

My guess is that she is the first mother to ride with her son (on this track anyway). GJr is the first "whiteboy" to drive this track.

dk · 07-16-2003, 03:39 AM

i have 225/50-16 all the way around right now (came with the wheels), and after using a tire size calculator i discovered they're about 3% too tall... gonna be going with 225/45-16 next time.

CrispMofo · 08-10-2003, 07:29 AM

good poll by the way.

View Poll Results: which tire size?
205/55 fronts, 225/50 rears	6	18.75%
205/50 fronts, 225/50 rears	10	31.25%
205/50 fronts, 205/50 rears	3	9.38%
225/50 fronts, 225/50 rears	13	40.63%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

05-16-2003, 12:04 PM	#1
Bbandit Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas and now Jakarta Age: 39 Posts: 2,674 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Bbandit Feedback Score: 0 reviews	tire choice okay now.. i have a set of ssr hiros 16x7 +27 for the fronts and 16x8 +30 for the rears now im a bit confused about what size of tires im going to use for those wheels.. im leaning toward 205/55 for the fronts and 225/50 for the rears any suggestion? __________________ ==>>TGL GARAGE<<==.. RIP! S13 coupe KA-T @ 0.5 Bar = SOLD! A31 Cefiro + SR = Current

05-16-2003, 01:12 PM	#2
silnv Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marietta, OH Age: 39 Posts: 1,093 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	I have the same wheel sizes and went with 245/45 in back and 225/50 in the front. __________________ 1997 Nissan 240sx 1991 Nissan 240sx hatch

05-16-2003, 01:39 PM	#3
Bbandit Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas and now Jakarta Age: 39 Posts: 2,674 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Bbandit Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow! isnt that too wide?? do you happenned to have any picture of those? __________________ ==>>TGL GARAGE<<==.. RIP! S13 coupe KA-T @ 0.5 Bar = SOLD! A31 Cefiro + SR = Current

05-16-2003, 01:51 PM	#4
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 42 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	215/45/16 Falken Azenis! rockin' put them on the 8s. you wont regret it. 7s er...all they make is 205/55/16 in azenis .. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

05-16-2003, 01:57 PM	#5
Bbandit Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas and now Jakarta Age: 39 Posts: 2,674 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Bbandit Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^^ i was thinking about putting azenis but they have limited tire size.. so instead of putting azenis's on my 16 inchers.. ima gonna put them(205/50) on my stock alloys (just for autoX) as for the 16 inchers.. im going to go with dunlop fm901 but still.. im still thinking what size tires ima gonna choose... its been 3 days now and i still havent choose anything.. __________________ ==>>TGL GARAGE<<==.. RIP! S13 coupe KA-T @ 0.5 Bar = SOLD! A31 Cefiro + SR = Current

05-16-2003, 01:59 PM	#6
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 42 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	i get people tell me use Yokohama ES100s. i talk w/ a Yoko big wig too (super cool guy) and so im leaning towards yokohama and falken a lot lately (friends are sponsored by falken). the dunlops are nice, but...eh. your choice. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

05-16-2003, 04:11 PM	#7
Bbandit Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas and now Jakarta Age: 39 Posts: 2,674 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Bbandit Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well yea.. i might consider yoko.. but im more concerned about which size i should get __________________ ==>>TGL GARAGE<<==.. RIP! S13 coupe KA-T @ 0.5 Bar = SOLD! A31 Cefiro + SR = Current

05-18-2003, 08:35 PM	#9
silnv Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marietta, OH Age: 39 Posts: 1,093 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	Yeah I went with the Yoks ES 100s. The sizes I went with fit almost perfect. And I paid about 360 for them. I drove around on them some the other day and they seem real sticky. I would recomend them to anyone for price and for grip. EDIT: Rear 16x8 with 245/45sTire pic I will try to take a better pic tomorrow. __________________ 1997 Nissan 240sx 1991 Nissan 240sx hatch Last edited by silnv; 05-18-2003 at 08:50 PM..

05-27-2003, 08:36 PM	#10
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 68 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Just got Advan Neovas. Great tires! Last edited by elevator; 05-27-2003 at 08:38 PM..

05-28-2003, 11:32 PM	#12
adey Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,061 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	205/50/16 is a little short, though it probably won't make a huge difference. You will have better steering response etc, but it will also give you lower top speed, worse gas mileage and bigger wheel gap. I run 205/55/16 on my 16" wheels, and 205/60/15 on my 15s. I say go 205/55/16 all 'round.

06-14-2003, 02:07 PM	#13
fooddude Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: ur moms Age: 42 Posts: 185 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I finally got the es100's I got them in 205/55-15, the height looks very similar to my old 195/60-15's...with a slight bulge.

06-21-2003, 04:46 AM	#14
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 68 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If you are drifting....think about it!! You may opt for the cheaper tires. Here's a picture from the circuit today.

06-21-2003, 04:47 AM	#15
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 68 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	another

06-21-2003, 04:48 AM	#16
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 68 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	....and...

06-21-2003, 04:49 AM	#17
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 68 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Go to the track prepared.... This is precisely why so many drifters drive around on mismatched wheels.

06-21-2003, 04:53 AM	#18
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 68 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	But....it was as always a heck of a lot of fun! Mrs. Glad rode with Glad Jr. today. She nearly wet herself!! My guess is that she is the first mother to ride with her son (on this track anyway). GJr is the first "whiteboy" to drive this track.

07-16-2003, 03:39 AM	#19
dk Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: san jose, ca Age: 42 Posts: 35 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have 225/50-16 all the way around right now (came with the wheels), and after using a tire size calculator i discovered they're about 3% too tall... gonna be going with 225/45-16 next time. __________________ --- 1991 240sx coupe

08-10-2003, 07:29 AM	#20
CrispMofo Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Boston, MA Age: 39 Posts: 138 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	good poll by the way.

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