Tire Size for 18x9?
04-05-07, 09:19 PM
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Tire Size for 18x9?
I'm going to be running MRR HR2's in 18x9" and also eibach springs on my GS300, and I'm wondering what is a good fat tire setup for the car? Would 255/45/18 be too big/little? I'd like a bigger sidewall but a good overall tire... doesn't have to be great performance but ride quality is important 
04-05-07, 10:40 PM
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I'm going to be running MRR HR2's in 18x9" and also eibach springs on my GS300, and I'm wondering what is a good fat tire setup for the car? Would 255/45/18 be too big/little? I'd like a bigger sidewall but a good overall tire... doesn't have to be great performance but ride quality is important
You are about an inch taller than you should be on that car...
I'd do 255/40-18 if theres anything available (no time to check right now)
or 265/40-18 would work as well...
04-06-07, 10:35 AM
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those are great dry weather tires... The only continental built tire I'd own (well, with the newer Sport Contact 3's)... at any rate, great dry weather performance, lightweight, but just so-so wet performance, almost scary comes to mind even...
04-06-07, 06:37 PM
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THE BAD: Road noise is significantly higher than other tires I have used. It was not a problem for the first 5,000 miles but now road noise is an issue. It isn't too bad with the windows rolled up and the sunroof closed but if I open the sunroof and roll down the windows, it is noisy.
Any suggestion for a tire then that is good wet/dry, and has low road noise? I'm not looking for extreme performance, but this only has to be a summer tire.
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