245/50 on stock GS4 16's
04-25-02, 08:04 PM
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll stick my head in there and keep an eye on it. Haven't noticed anything yet, 3000 miles only though.
It's been raining in the Philadelphia area, so haven't got a chance to post any pics yet. Also noticed that the AVS dBs do well for resisting hydroplaning; however, jusry is still out on wet grip. Took an entrance ramp from Garden State Parkway to NJ Turnpike today and the front started to slide out, iwith a slip and grab, slip and grab kind of behavior. In their defense, with the recent mods, Bilstein Sports, Eibach kit (down an inch), TRD STB and LCB, I find myself pushing it much harder (confidently)
than I used to.
More later.
It's been raining in the Philadelphia area, so haven't got a chance to post any pics yet. Also noticed that the AVS dBs do well for resisting hydroplaning; however, jusry is still out on wet grip. Took an entrance ramp from Garden State Parkway to NJ Turnpike today and the front started to slide out, iwith a slip and grab, slip and grab kind of behavior. In their defense, with the recent mods, Bilstein Sports, Eibach kit (down an inch), TRD STB and LCB, I find myself pushing it much harder (confidently)
than I used to. More later.
04-26-02, 04:18 PM
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nudderGS400 - I think we all have seen that wider performance tires don't wear like their skinnier brethren. The 245 has a 20 mm greater cross section and splitting it between inner and outer, has 10mm more width (about 3/8 of an inch) over the 225. Might be a cause for something funny but increasing wear only the insides? Doesn't sound right. But I am sure that the wider the tire, the more you will see alignment issues. That great tradeoff between alignment costs and tire wear.
Glad the dbs are not doing anything too unexpected. The fact that you didn't post that they were dangerous in the wet is probably a good sign. Might take a while to figure out how far you can go with them in the wet. Hope it doesn't get any sheet metal bent.
Glad the dbs are not doing anything too unexpected. The fact that you didn't post that they were dangerous in the wet is probably a good sign. Might take a while to figure out how far you can go with them in the wet. Hope it doesn't get any sheet metal bent.
05-05-02, 07:05 PM
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Sorry it's taken so long for pics, lots of rain.
Happy with the tire choice. Probab;y be happier if I dropped a cpule of thousand on wheels ans tires, but I like not attracting attention (hoping for less tickets)....
Dropped 1 inch from Eibach prokit and Bilsteins Sports...
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Happy with the tire choice. Probab;y be happier if I dropped a cpule of thousand on wheels ans tires, but I like not attracting attention (hoping for less tickets)....
Dropped 1 inch from Eibach prokit and Bilsteins Sports...
P1000405.JPG, P1000407.JPG, P1000409.JPG
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05-05-02, 09:36 PM
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RON430 - None yet. Definitely none in straight, or relatively straight attitudes. Haven't come down hard yet with the wheel locked left or right, and probably won't!
I am more worried about scraping (again) my front spoiler/bumper than rubbing the tires. Seems to be a bi-weekly occurence.
I am more worried about scraping (again) my front spoiler/bumper than rubbing the tires. Seems to be a bi-weekly occurence.
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