Originally Posted by glt4392
skabone69- Great Ride!!! How far did you drop your car? You did have aftermarket shocks and springs and it looks lowered so I am assuming. With 225s do you get any buldging on the sides? How long have you had the tires? 225s are (according to my wheel outlet guys and even the places like firestone are only recomended for 18s). They tolds me that if you run them on 17 you will eventually deform the tires side or get a "bulge". But you learn something every day specially when people are not trying to sell you semething!! Thanks guys
thanks!
I'm dropped on Tein SS coilovers about 1.7-1.8 all around. I should have clarified a bit more about the 225s. A buddy of mine runs 225/45/17s on his 6th gen and he has been running them for a while(2+ years) and they handle great. He has never had a tire bulge on him. I've driven the car and it is more stable than the 215/45/17s that I run. as for the spedo being a little off a good way to think about it is that the spedo will read that you are going a little faster than what you are really going. the spedo will be off by 1mph, which is not too much of a difference. that's not a bad thing, if anything its a little bit of piece of mind. If you pass a cop on a 65mph speed limit road and your spedo is reading 70 for example, your real speed will be 69 ish so if a cop were to radar you, you would only be going 4 over, and you would most likely be ignored.
If you are looking for a good summer tire I'd highly recommend the Yokohama AVS ES 100s.
www.tire.com is selling 215/45/17s for 100/tire, which is a really good price. you'll get great handling, and you should get a season out of them. WARNING!!! do not try to use them in the snow, I had to drive them in the snow once and it is not safe to drive in them on those type of conditions. I was fearing for my life. I'm going to pick up another set for the next season. you can't beat the performance for the price you pay.