What do you think of tires, What ya think of these? Options

[sapperk]

Im thinking about getting this tire wheel package. Do you think thell be any fitment problems. Im gonna also have like a 1.5" drop or so with my new springs.


(4) 215/35R-18 80H DSB Hankook Radial K106 tires with
(4) 18X7.5 5-100/11438AM Enkei PK6 wheels.


$1004.00

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

Seems to me that a lot of people run 18s, and 7.5 wide aren’t to wide, so you should be ok by my knowledge. I noticed that no one was writing so I thought I would say something. Don't take my word as the truth, there are those who know more, and if you do a search of this, I'm sure you'll find something. Just look up wheel size and offset.

[Mr_E]

Bloody hell wheels and tyres are cheap in the US.

I'm about 3K USD in the hole for mine.

[playr158]

i have 18x8"
rims very nice and flush i love them but damn my 7afe can't push them very well lol

but i'd suggest a better tire those arn't very good
if you have the money bfgoodrich kdw is a EXCELLENT TIRE my next set will be those

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

European money and American are different amounts aren't they? I've noticed that cars that cost around 13K here, cost around 25-26K in euro's. Any truth to that?

[playr158]

thats a conversion rate

its not more money really cause its the equivalent just in a different measure ment
kinda like 12" make 1'
x USD = z EUR

This post has been edited by playr158: Jan 29, 2005 - 7:41 PM

[Hanyo]

from what i have been told is. the tire wall of hankook tires have a tendency to bubble up when you kiss a curb...

[sapperk]

so do you think its worth to get the rims without the tires package then?

Ive seen alot of good rim tires deals. I like Toyo tires, so i might just go with those.

[SlowCelica94]

BFG KDW's are nice tires. But they aren't great in the wet and only a summer tire. They also wear pretty quick. Although, they hook up great and are real fine tire if you have cash to burn. But I've said it b4 and no one listens. Eagle F1's. Go to tire rack and compare em with other tires in their price range. I'll buy you an asian hooker if you can find a better tire.

[playr158]

uummmmm the KDW has a near perfect rating for wet weather cause its a DRY WET tire hence the DW in KDW ????
i think your thinking about the KD maybe or another similar but what your talking about is defenitly not the KDW(which is an all season tire)

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Im personally in love with my Bridgestone SO3s

[SlowCelica94]

You may be right, scary as that is

[lagos]

BlackCelicaGT94, how do you like your ride quality with 18s and those tires? does it handle pot holes and crappy roads well?

[playr158]

why is it scary? not a big deal peeps mess up lil codes all the time but yea KDW is a winter/wet tire
and its awesome

and as for the tires lagos pot holes are something you'd want to avoid with 18s but i have a 35-40 sidewall and have nicked a few holes (not that big) and havn't suffered any damage

[redtcel]

from what i have been told is. the tire wall of hankook tires have a tendency to bubble up when you kiss a curb...
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i can confirm this... my front passenger bubbled up bad.... i need new tires now... my rears are horrible and my front passenger is horible, i have one decent tire and that just aint good...

[sapperk]

so basically, for a rim and tire package, dont get this one? the rims are sweet, and well i guess the tires suck, but thats what ya get for less then $1000 dollars. How long ya think the tires would last me? i only drive like 10 miles a day now with my new job.

[Hanyo]

remember..

the only thing that connects you to the road when you are going 65 mph are your tires...

This post has been edited by Hanyo: Feb 2, 2005 - 6:47 AM

[Mr_E]

European money and American are different amounts aren't they?  I've noticed that cars that cost around 13K here, cost around 25-26K in euro's.  Any truth to that?
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UK pound is worth about 1.9 USD.

But we get taxed to death. A new Celica-GTS in the US would come in around 22K loaded up. That's 40K USD.

A new Corvette is more like 50K UKP. Can you see a yank paying damn near 100K for a corvette?

[popstar]

2 Mr. E

we pay much the same prices over here in Moscow, i always check with UK auto trader prices to see if i'm getting a good deal....
and most the time it's swings and roundabouts

[StrangerDanger]

kd,and kdw's are very good tires.
Persoanlly, i also use S-03's Pole Position, and Toyo Tires RA-1's.