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KevinB 02-18-2012 11:44 AM

Blades ... How did continentals in that size stack up vs stocks? I am looking at those for autocross

dudesky 02-18-2012 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1551328)
Stock fronts on the non-sport wheels are 225/50/18, which are 26.9" tall.

For 245, you'll want to run 245/45/18 which is 26.7" tall. The closest you will get to stock height.

For the rears, stock are 245/45/18, which are 26.7" tall.

For 275, you'll want to run 275/40/18 which is also 26.7" tall.

So your original specs were fine. These sizes will be perfect.

Thank you SO MUCH bro! you are the best!:tiphat:

dudesky 02-18-2012 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 1551511)
Yeah those sizes should be perfect. I switched to the Continental DWS (all season) and got 245/40/18 front and 275/35/18 rear. I think I will switch to the DW summer tires when I need new ones and go with 245/45/18 and 275/40/18. It will be cheaper to install (30 series tires cost a lot more to install than 40 series) and will help with my scraping issues on driveways since my car is lowered.

Hey how is DWS all season? I was going to get that last year but I didn't since so many people told me that DWS is useless to rear wheel Z. I mean rating was pretty high and I think DWS is a great tire!

b1adesofcha0s 02-18-2012 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinB (Post 1551575)
Blades ... How did continentals in that size stack up vs stocks? I am looking at those for autocross

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Originally Posted by dudesky (Post 1551592)
Hey how is DWS all season? I was going to get that last year but I didn't since so many people told me that DWS is useless to rear wheel Z. I mean rating was pretty high and I think DWS is a great tire!

I bought my car used and it's only ever had all season tires on It so I can't really compare the performance to summer tires. The DWS in these sizes have been amazing though way more grip than I expected. They also worked really well in the snow. I think these are probably the optimal tire sizes for the base 18" wheels. The only issue I've had is scraping on some driveways because I'm lowered, but that is partlly because of my inexperience with driving lowered cars. I've been getting better at it and just have to come in at a Sharp angle.

To summarize, I definitely recommend the DWS tires and the 245/40/18 and 275/35/18 tire sizes for the base wheels :tup:

flashburn 02-20-2012 10:56 AM

I got the DW's and I definitely like them a lot. They ride a lot better and have a ton more grip than the Hankook V12's I had before them. I'm very happy with them, and I'll be sticking with them as my daily driver tires. I'm on 265/285's, stock sport wheels.

dudesky 02-22-2012 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by flashburn (Post 1554650)
I got the DW's and I definitely like them a lot. They ride a lot better and have a ton more grip than the Hankook V12's I had before them. I'm very happy with them, and I'll be sticking with them as my daily driver tires. I'm on 265/285's, stock sport wheels.

Nice! so jealous that you can go so fat!!! I wish I can go up to 305! :happydance:

jrzimm612 02-24-2012 07:56 AM

Hello everyone! New here. Just purchased 2 of these for the rear 275/40/18's because the stock potenzas were bald. Problem is my fronts are still "OK" but are the stock 225 width. They are at about 5-6/32nds. Will that be too big of a stagger especially with 1/2 used tires? Not tracking the car, but it bothers me to have 2 different tires.

m4a1mustang 02-24-2012 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jrzimm612 (Post 1562586)
Hello everyone! New here. Just purchased 2 of these for the rear 275/40/18's because the stock potenzas were bald. Problem is my fronts are still "OK" but are the stock 225 width. They are at about 5-6/32nds. Will that be too big of a stagger especially with 1/2 used tires? Not tracking the car, but it bothers me to have 2 different tires.

You should not run mis-matched sets. This can lead to all sorts of handling problems and can be dangerous. And yes, 225/275 is huge stagger.

I would put an order in for 245 width DWs right now so you can run a matching set.

jrzimm612 02-24-2012 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1562592)
You should not run mis-matched sets. This can lead to all sorts of handling problems and can be dangerous. And yes, 225/275 is huge stagger.

I would put an order in for 245 width DWs right now so you can run a matching set.

Yeah my thoughts exactly, Thanks for the help! I never liked the stock potenzas anyway so it will be good to replace them.

m4a1mustang 02-24-2012 08:41 AM

No problem. :tup:

kenchan 02-24-2012 09:22 AM

it really depends regarding the running mis-matched tires front/rear. ive done it in the past and as long as they are similar like RE050A and S03/S04 or something using similar water channeling technology it should work fine.

if you only drive your car in the dry, even more favorable.

m4a1mustang 02-24-2012 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1562747)
it really depends regarding the running mis-matched tires front/rear. ive done it in the past and as long as they are similar like RE050A and S03/S04 or something using similar water channeling technology it should work fine.

if you only drive your car in the dry, even more favorable.

I still wouldn't do it.

kenchan 02-24-2012 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1562754)
I still wouldn't do it.

i wouldn't sell a Z for a mustang either. :p

m4a1mustang 02-24-2012 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1562797)
i wouldn't sell a Z for a mustang either. :p

I wouldn't fill my Z with charburgers and cheese fries either. :p

kenchan 02-24-2012 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1562823)
I wouldn't fill my Z with charburgers and cheese fries either. :p

:icon14: howd you know? :wtf2:


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