FS:IN: 17x8 Rota Tq's 245-40-17 BFG's - NASIOC

really dig the look of these! had some of them on my civic (not same size) about 10 years ago.

 

run about 15-25 miles a day. depending on how many times I go driving on post during work day. maybe 1-2x a month (at the most) go to town.

 

If you're looking for comfort, go for the one with softer sidewalls... all the ones with tons of grip have extremely stiff sidewalls...

 

looks like I am now leaning to 235/45/17...... gotta save dough! so also thinking about just running my 225/45/17..... sux when you gots wheels sitting in ur garage but no money for tires... LMFAO!

 

scratch the 225 junk.... THAT **** IS "HELLA FUGLY!"

 

Without a drop, I'd personally probably go with a 235/45/17 to fill the wheel gap a bit more. With the drop (although the drop is still pretty minimal), a smaller sidewall will probably look better. The 235/45 will give you more ride comfort, but the 245/40 will give you better response. In the end, it's up to you. Between the 2 sizes though, the price difference is so minor, so don't let price affect the right tire size choice. You're really only looking at like $50 or so when you compare the same tire is those 2 sizes.

I just bought a new set of tires for my LS430 and went with Hankook V12 Evo's again. I had them on Leila's Forester (and now on mine) for over 3 years and 25k miles. They still look to have at least 50%-60% tread left. They're a comfortable tire, quiet, and have decent tread life too. They also perform likely as good as you'll ever really need (at least according to your goals). All around, they're one of the best tires I've run. Understand that I'm not a big performance guy, so my goals are likely very similar to yours.

On a side note, I was also considering the General G-Max AS-03. Not quite as popular as the Hankooks, but they've got good reviews, are cheaper, and better tread life. In the end, as long as you're not running like Sunny's or Triangle tires, you should be fine. Get a good alignment and you should get lots of miles out of what ever you decide on

 

These might be a great deal for you. Not sure what shipping is like, but reviews are great and the tire is somewhat cheap. Sumitomo HTR Z III

 

rimtuck.com

and have some fun searching. its a pretty straight forward search but for better results just type in car year make and model rim diameter and width and BAAAMMM other peoples setups with bunch of pics.

 

nothing on there.... ended up going with the tires I had... couldn't come to spend 600+ for some new tires while these still have 40k + on them left... little stretched, but not nearly as much as I thought. overall satisfied with the results + 600 more in my pocket! I will def go to ur boy next time I decide to go with tire swapping

 

next thread...anyone know a good place for rim repair? i guess as cheap as those wheels are you could always just skip dinner out a couple times and buy a new one.

 

Or just learn how to drive. Owned many vehicles and not once jacked up a wheel. Go to dinner w fam 10x + have money for a new rim when "$ h!+ happens".

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