New Tires

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 06/28/2018 at 22:09 • Filed to: Tires

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Only pic I’ve got. But with the 275/40/19 Firestones installed, I’m sitting with flush tires and holy hell does this look amazeballs.

Steve in Manhattan > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/28/2018 at 22:15

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Nice!

atfsgeoff > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/28/2018 at 22:15

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Seems that today is Tire Thursday!

wafflesnfalafel > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/28/2018 at 22:17

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I love new tires... new rubber is sexy, (or maybe I have issues...)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/28/2018 at 22:19

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Indy 500’s!  I wanted those but my local firestone dealer is a dork and didn’t want to sell me any tires.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/28/2018 at 22:26

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I got these for a hell uva price and probs will never go back to Pirelli again even if it’s OEM.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > atfsgeoff 06/28/2018 at 22:26

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Tiresday!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > wafflesnfalafel 06/28/2018 at 22:27

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Rubber fettish huh....Neat.

for Michigan > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/28/2018 at 22:34

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I have those same tires (in 205/50/17). They were great on the Mazda and I’m going to swap them onto the 128i soon (same stock tire size).

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > for Michigan 06/28/2018 at 22:37

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I can’t wait to break these in tomorrow!

Future Heap Owner > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/29/2018 at 00:29

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Hey, I got new tires too!

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/29/2018 at 03:22

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Also just put on new Firestone Indy 500s, but from the other end of the size range.

TheStiggyOne > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/29/2018 at 04:01

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When I had the chance to do mine, I bought a pair of factory 9.5x19 rear wheels and put them on the front axles, so I can mount 285/35R19 “squared”.

In order to clear the front struts, then also bought 12mm hub-centric wheel-centric spacers.

Now that the front will be “flush”, then had to do the rears, so I also got 15mm hub-centric wheel-centric adapters.

Yeah, one thing led to another... but the result after everything is also pretty good:

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > TheStiggyOne 06/29/2018 at 08:24

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Huh, I always thought anything less than 10" wide was too small for a 285 tire. Cool to know that it works!

Wagon Guy drives a Boostang > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/29/2018 at 10:43

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Nice. I run a squared set of 285s on 9.5" wide SVE wheels, for the same reason, fills up them wheel wells...

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Wagon Guy drives a Boostang 06/29/2018 at 10:46

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Mine are squared too, but I got the SVEs when they only offered a 10" option.

TheStiggyOne > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/29/2018 at 14:16

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285/35R19 is the original size mounted on that wheel from the factory, so I went with the same one. Front was 255/40R19 on 9in wheels before I took them off.

Michelin says for the tires I got (Pilot Sport A/S 3), Rim Width Range is 9.5in -> 11in while the Measured Rim Width is 10in, resulting in really meaty shoulders as you can see.

Plus, I can tell from experience, with the rear wheel Torque that my car puts down, 285 is... inadequate :-P