"whoarder is tellurium" (whoarder)
02/10/2015 at 20:56 • Filed to: None
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"whoarder is tellurium" (whoarder)
02/10/2015 at 20:56 • Filed to: None | 2
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I just ordered them. Ow my wallet. :( My G35 should do much better once they're installed.
I also discovered that whoever put the new all-season tires (not mentioning brand) on from the dealer... ran the same tire width on all 4 corners. WTF. The rears should be 245 width, but they're the same size as the front (225). Fffffuuuuuu.
Kailand09
> whoarder is tellurium
02/10/2015 at 21:02 |
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You will appreciate that cost though. Plus now you have 2 sets, so wear isn't all year round on either set.
I even had cheapy winters and did great in some deep snow in the FoST.
qbeezy
> whoarder is tellurium
02/10/2015 at 21:05 |
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That sucks they did 225 all around. Did putting 225 on the rear cause your traction control to keep going off?
CPT Speedbump
> qbeezy
02/10/2015 at 21:08 |
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I imagine his wheels were still different sizes so it might of not effected it to much. However 3.5 Z's and G's did sometimes have T/C and even more so, VSC issues running a square set up at times. Glad mine doesn't have either of those options on it ;)
Louros
> whoarder is tellurium
02/10/2015 at 21:08 |
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A little late, no? Winter is almost over.
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whoarder is tellurium
> qbeezy
02/10/2015 at 21:12 |
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Nope, but it does seem a little extra skiddish.
Today (my first full day of ownership) was extra bad because we received about an inch of sleet and snow right before the commute home. At times, I was doing 300 ft wheelies just trying to accelerate through the slop.
Luckily, traction for stopping was good enough and predictable.
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whoarder is tellurium
> Louros
02/10/2015 at 21:14 |
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I just purchased it. Plus, winter turns into "off and on" around these parts till the end of April.
Tohru
> whoarder is tellurium
02/10/2015 at 21:36 |
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At times, I was doing 300 ft wheelies just trying to accelerate through the slop.
You managed to get a 4,000lb. car to lift the front wheels off the ground in bad traction conditions? It must have a helluva tune on it.
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whoarder is tellurium
> Tohru
02/10/2015 at 21:42 |
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Those curbs didnt know what hit them!
JK.
jdl1527
> whoarder is tellurium
02/10/2015 at 21:51 |
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I take it you have a coupe, any way, VDC needs about a half inch taller tire in the rear to maintain its wheel speed calculations. Two ways of going about this, run a wider rear tire as compared to the front while maintaining aspect ratio, or run the same width front and rear with a higher aspect in the rear, I chose the latter, running Michelin X-Ice Xi3' in 225/50/17 up front and 225/55/17's in rear, works well for me.
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whoarder is tellurium
> jdl1527
02/10/2015 at 22:25 |
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I've not noticed any "confused" VSC activation yet... but regardless, Ive got new 18" wheels with 225/45 front and 245/45 rear sottozero 3 tires on order. Tirerack made it all so easy.
I'll be sure to deal with the rears on the all-seasons later towards spring-summer. I know these cars burn up the rear tires with camber wear and with general hoonery, but I do eventually want the proper size (245/40/19).
Sad part is I knew in the back of my mind something was off about the fitment of the rear tires when I first saw the vehicle.
Dogapult
> whoarder is tellurium
02/10/2015 at 22:36 |
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Looking at your other posts...Liquid Platinum on an '06 6MT Coupe with the 19" wheels. Just like mine when I bought it...
Related to this post: I run the same size all around in the winter. Lets me have winter tires that last longer. I'm not exactly trying to win speed or handling runs in winter.
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whoarder is tellurium
> Dogapult
02/10/2015 at 22:38 |
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Sweet. Totally twins.
Upper midwest oppo meet!
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Dogapult
> whoarder is tellurium
02/10/2015 at 22:54 |
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We were at one point. I swapped the 19s for a set of 17" aftermarket wheels, and then the 19s were stolen. At the moment I will admit mine is a bit worse for wear. I have big plans for it that involve mostly deconstructing it at some point to fix everything and do major modifications.