by "Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
Published 03/02/2017 at 21:10
by "Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
Published 03/02/2017 at 21:10
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195/50/15 BFG Sport Comp 2s to be mounted on the 15x7 RPF1s. They have been patiently waiting in the basemnt since summer. Just have to wait till I get home from Spring Break in Cancun.
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
03/02/2017 at 21:35, STARS: 2
Back in high school that size was the shit on our water-cooled VWs, but none of us could really afford to go with a +2 setup. I stuck with the stock +1 setup on my GTI, running 185/60HR14 P6s, whereas a buddy of mine had 205/60HR13 Comp T/As on gold BBSs on his Rabbit (and later a Mk II Scirocco).
I thought those50-series 15s were amazingly low-profile tires, and then I saw an E30 over at Dietel Enterprises, around the corner from ABT Motorsport, that had 205/50VR16s on Alpina wheels. Seriously sweet. And now, 30+ years later, my minivan with the smaller of the two wheel and tire options, runs 205/5R16s, the same size that used to be on Ferraris, Porsches and the like way back when. How times have changed.
"Orange Exige" (OrangeExige)
03/02/2017 at 21:37, STARS: 0
Pretty sure those are the most popular tires on Oppo...
Best bang for your buck I suppose? I have em in 17s but I really gotta start looking to see if I can get any trades for 16s or 15s with similar tires.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
03/02/2017 at 21:41, STARS: 0
Now if want a 14in performance street tire your only option are Dunlop Star Specs.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
03/02/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 0
Yeah, if you want anything better the price per tire increases by $30. At least that’s how it is for this size.
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
03/02/2017 at 22:24, STARS: 0
Correction - 195 /50VR16s on that E30, which means even a lower sidewall profile compared to 205/50VR16s (although comparing them to today’s performance tires would make them seem thick by comparison).
"DarrenMR" (darrenmr)
03/02/2017 at 22:40, STARS: 0
Ive got a set too in a 215/45/17. Pretty big fan.
"StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8" (stndibnz1)
03/03/2017 at 08:07, STARS: 0
I had those on 275/40R20 for my SRT. They didn’t last very long before cords were showing, 2.5 summers maybe? And only 1 burnout on them! Thought they would last longer, at least 20-30k miles. Were fun while they lasted though.
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
03/03/2017 at 18:09, STARS: 0
What a charmed life you live.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
03/03/2017 at 20:19, STARS: 0
I have my moments, otherwise I’m no different