WTF who mounted that? Its on the wheel the wrong way.

 

Sweet tires Speed, GL at the Auto Xross

 

yeah I noticed that to... bastards. no biggy, I will have them swap it when I take the other 3 in.

 

 

Which shop did it?

 

How do you know from the picture?

 

I got mad skills.... I have used up enough V710s that I can tell just looking at the tread, yeah the two lines, that they are in the wrong spot.

 

I know im joining this thred a little late, but what size wheels are you running as your daily driver?

 

They are 18'' Axis Hiros.

 

What width and offset?

 

This is Casey....

Hell If i know. I had the soon to be brother in law drop it off at a shop that he gets it done for free. they did the last four ok, must have been a new guy this time.....

 

..... again this is Speeddemon32.....

They are Axis Hiro's 8"x8.5" with a 35mm offset.

225/40/18 (40? I think thats what they were)





took some pictures of the new wheel and tire. will post them soon. and yes they seem to fit with no rubbing.

 

Ok here are the pics of the wheel mounted on the car. first group in on the front. (as if you could not figure that out)

 

and the rear.

 

here are a couple other pics. one is a comparison to my 225 street tires. on is a comparison of the 285 and th 245 race tire. and the other 3 are of the 245 on the front.

 

Man those are so sweet. I wonder if anyone is running these full time (on the street) If I put these on I'm not gonna want to take them off! Of course I won't be using the V710s

 

i dont know. I know the team RX-8 guys run them on there STU car. I belive they are running 275 street tires. although I dont think they daily drive that car. I could be wrong though.

there is nothing stoping you from using these for every day use. tires are a little expensive though.

 

yeah, there would be no problem running 265's or 275's front and back on these. Even with Speed's severe 2 inch drop, there were no clearance issues with the tires. No more than his stock 225's. It is amazing how wide we can go on the 8...and they continue to fit.

We'll have to see how the tires handle under the severe conditions of autocross, but for daily driving, I would say a set of 265 street tires would be awsome. Just as an FYI, I believe the race tires are 285x30.....so keep that in mind when your looking at street tires.

edit....
oh, and there are center caps avaialble for these wheels, just don't need the extra expense on a race set. For street, you would probably want to cover up the ugly centers....

 

new kicks look good KC what about a profile picture of the whole are with the tires? I wont see your car for quite a while.

 

I am, literally as of today, as I'm sure are others. 275/35 Kumho MX. My car only has aftermarket swaybars (whiteline) at the moment, and as others have stated, fitment is perfectly fine.

 

Do you use the TPMS with them? Do you think the wheels would take them? Yes I know most people will say just leave out the TPMS but I don't want that light and I don't want a sticker over it or have to cut any wires.

 

LOL, you and I are basically jumping back and forth between two threads on this subject.

No TPMS. If it can take them? I really don't know and didn't think to ask. Maybe call Goodwin Racing and ask them since they sell them.

http://www.good-win-racing.com/

 

I've asked and they don't know. Maybe I'll be the first to find out. This thread has really inspired me to take the plunge

 

glad I could help in your plunge.



on a side/related note. I weighed the new wheel and tire combo on the bathroom scale (yes I am aware this is not the BEST method)

from what I hear the stock wheel and tire combo is 48 pounds
Stock wheel with 245 race tire is 46 pounds (on my scale)
Enkei with 285 race tire is 41 pounds. (on my scale)

if the wheel is 17.2 pounds this means the 285's are roughly 23.8 pounds

 

My 18X8 SSR comp with a new 245-35-18 V710 is about 38lbs. You got a lot more rubber with only a little bit of weight.