Tires for an 08 IS350?
#17
I just had my Hankooks put on. The recommended shop (off Tire Rack) took 8 hours for four tires and alignment. They said they had trouble putting the tires on, 3-4 balances. They also said they had a few technicians out, but still. I had an appointment and was there close to opening time.
The tires do feel a little soft, there's a delayed response when steering but after the sidewalls give a bit, they become stiff. I've only put a few miles on them, a bit of shake and bake, so I can't say for sure how they are. The road noise seems to be just like the Toyo Proxes 1-R though, which was quite good.
The tires do feel a little soft, there's a delayed response when steering but after the sidewalls give a bit, they become stiff. I've only put a few miles on them, a bit of shake and bake, so I can't say for sure how they are. The road noise seems to be just like the Toyo Proxes 1-R though, which was quite good.
#18
I bought mine from the TireRack, and had them shipped directly to one of their recommended installers. (I'm a big fan of Tire Rack's recommended installer program; before they instituted it I always felt that the local tire shops were charging me extra for mounting and balance to make up for the profit they lost of the sale of the tires)
I just had my Hankooks put on. The recommended shop (off Tire Rack) took 8 hours for four tires and alignment. They said they had trouble putting the tires on, 3-4 balances. They also said they had a few technicians out, but still. I had an appointment and was there close to opening time.
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The plan this time was to leave the winters on the OEM rims this time and get either:
a) another set of '08 IS 350 wheels (hyper silver/liquid graphite/gunmetal/gun metal - whatever the color is called) b) get the '08 IS-F rims
b) the '08 IS-F wheels (which would be 19" But I'm still trying to get a clear answer on specific spacers I would need, how my drive or anything else would be affected, if I could/should still do the Hankooks, etc)
c) the new '11 IS 350 F-sport package wheels (maybe it's on the IS 250 F-sport package too?)
But that hasn't happened yet and I doubt it will so looks like I'll be swapping the tires on these rims a 4th time.
Last edited by Shahryar; 04-02-11 at 05:35 PM.
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