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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 10:24 PM
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For 17" wheels you can get some nice meaty 225/45/17 tires.

For 18" you would have some 40 series tires. Not a good thing in Hawaii.


As for tire choice, I would love some Bridgestone S0-3's. Alas, I can't afford those. It's about $800 for tires alone
Can Farid order wheels/tires? Im really curious WHAT he can order since I would rather order through him, but mostly Im looking at building up my own stage kit and it doesnt sound like he can order the FMIC, larger turbos, air ram and such. Correct me if I am wrong. I want to give local guys the business.
Old Feb 27, 2003 | 10:28 PM
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whatever rim you get, you need at least a +48 offset.

225/45-17 will be fine. If you get a 7" wide rim, it'll be a little "pudgy" though. HERE'S all the info you ever wanted to know about tires.

There are quite a few 'good' tire choices, as always, it's depends on how much you want to spend.
BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KD, Falken Azenis, Kumho Ecsta MX or 712, etc, etc, etc. Those are all decent or above.



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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 10:29 PM
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 10:38 PM
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Originally posted by teiva-boy
For 17" wheels you can get some nice meaty 225/45/17 tires.

For 18" you would have some 40 series tires. Not a good thing in Hawaii.


As for tire choice, I would love some Bridgestone S0-3's. Alas, I can't afford those. It's about $800 for tires alone
Tirerack has the 17x7 Gray Superlegs with Bridgestone so-3s for about $2k shipped. Not bad. Will order unless Farid can get em.
Old Feb 27, 2003 | 10:46 PM
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Farid can order them, ....... but who knows for how much and how long.
Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:09 PM
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just got my 18x7.5 rota subzero's with falken azenis 225x40. haven't put them on yet.

i may be selling them as i just put a deposit down on a sti. hopefully i can swing the new ride instead.

that leads to my next question, if you had the chance to get a sti, would you keep it stock or modify it? would think 300hp should be sufficient, but then again, maybe not...
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Originally posted by Nolimit
Farid can order them, ....... but who knows for how much and how long.
Tirerack only takes a week (if that). I like to buy local if I can, but Tirerack is REALLY hard to beat for cost/convenience
Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:55 PM
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I have the superleggeras on my car. (Farids old 18" rims) I drive pretty carefully but I have heard the horror stories about the rims bending/warping. No problems so far! (Knock on wood)
Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:26 AM
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........ it took a sh*t ton of BIG rocks, an off-road excursion, and a rail road track to bend one of 18hr's rims ..........

.......... you guys are panzy a$$es
Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:44 AM
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Like the other guy, I'm running on Prodrive/OZ P1 anthracite, 225/40/18. Ride is a little harsh, and I can feel just about everything from the road, but that's kinda how it felt stock anyway. The 18" look is really, really mean. My dad's rex got 17s, and it just doesn't look as cool as my 18s. I weighed the wheel and tire, and it came in at a hefty 47 pounds! At least I know the wheel is as tough as nails. Get the Potenza S03s. I'm running on those, and they are extremely sticky. Got a good package price from Tirerack, because they're getting rid of their stock. I believe they're all out of anthracite though.
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:52 AM
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Originally posted by Nolimit
........ it took a sh*t ton of BIG rocks, an off-road excursion, and a rail road track to bend one of 18hr's rims ..........

.......... you guys are panzy a$$es

No ****, about all of it.



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