Tire and Wheel fitment Q&A
 

what kind of tires wheels is everybody have stock, aftermarket, etc.... goodyear, michellin, etc.... size, width etc... Just wondering i looked up discount tires selection and ehh, oh and if i go stock tire size its says on one brand "The Michelin® Destiny™ is designed to help meet the needs of the most demanding drivers of minivans :nuts: and sedans" my car is not minivan like

ok but dont laugh at me...im on cheap aftermarket stock size wheels with toyo tires.

this is washington and they are great in the rain.. wheels came w/ the car
ok for now..lol

Don't worry I have "Mastercraft"?? tires, (came with the car) never heard of them, but they suck. no telling how old the tires are on this car! at least yours are good in the rain.

I've had my car 3.2 years. It came with stock wheels and some Falkens that had about 60% tread left. 225's F&R. The receipt was in the glove box. They lasted 35k miles. They were very good handling tires (I do tend to push it hard in the mtns).
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fin...ce&rd=16&ar=50

I looked for a month at wheels. I did not want to spend alot, because wheels for daily drivers get beat up. I ordered these. I've never seen them on any car but mine.
http://www.americastire.com/product/...wrib.hs.xl.jpg

I went to Kumho next. 245's on rear, 225's front. They hang on to the curves real good. The rears seem to only last 1/2 as long (10k) as the fronts (22k). OK, OK, maybe I push it a little hard.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fin...ce&rd=16&ar=50

I just put Yokohama on. 225's F&R. They have a much higher tread wear rating. They seem to handle very good. I'll let you know after I take a run in the mtns.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=6

I run Goodyear Eagle F1's 245/50-16's front and rear on my 89 N/A. I have them on stock sawblades painted with Rustoleum Hammered Black. I think these tires would be used by more people if they could afford them. They are kinda expensive but worth it to me. I shop for tires at tirerack.com I read all the reviews from the owners of different types of cars using them then I go to Discount Tires and use the tirerack price as a bargaining chip to get them to match the onlione price as close as possible. I have also bought directly from TireRack a great company especially for info if your looking for a tire and what people are saying about them.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/suprageezer
Rick

tires wheels
 

I have new school stocks 17x8 front 17x9 in back on the 88.Falken 502(front) and 512(rear) and 235/45/17f 255/40/17r they launch well and handle great decent in the rain little bit o road noise but is tolerable

I'm running stock rims and eagle GS-C 245/50's all around(they were on the car)

They handle great untill you driving through alot of fresh snow then you play slip and slide(but it still gets me to the top of Mnt. Mansfield Vt. every day no matter the weather.)

dude...i got stock rims...2 yokohamas, 1 goodyear, and a toyo...


a recipe for disaster....

Heh.
 

I have 18x9.5 rear with Dunlops, and 18x8.5 front with Michelins.. haven't even looked at the treadwear, I'm not caring about that for now, the car is N/A auto.

i have the 2j rims 17s 255 toyos in the rear 235 in the front handle great grip even better

I'm running 94 Supra wheels (16x8) with 225/50 Cooper up front, and 94 TT wheels (17x9.5) with 265/40 Falkens in the rear, good traction.

i think cooper cobra is a good tire for supra. i were using (2) 215 60r14 front (2) 235 60r14 rear on my mk2... so its good launch for me... and beside that its wide too....

Cooper tires seem perform well. I also have them the rear of my BMW M3, good traction and fairly quiet, good price too.

yeah i know n thats why i were using them... hehe.... getting all 4 brand new tire for under $400..... hehe....

Here are my rims. The white ones on the car are Advan AVS Model 5, the new ones are WedsSport SA-70 (they are actually for the EVO).

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IM000756.jpg


EVOlutionary

Getting a 90 Supra next year

lexus 17's off a GS, wrapped in BFG Traction T/A's 235/45/17...great traction, good price

Question about rears...


Is 265/35/18 too big of a tire for an 18x9 rim? Will that stick out alot on the back wheels?

I'm planning those with 25 or 35/35/18 for my front 18x8's.

So basically, is 265 too wide for rears?

265 in the rear - no problems
 

I got 265/40 17 on the back of my 90 Turbo on '94 TT wheels. No problems since they're correct offset. I've seen people with 275/40 in the back also.

Ron
90T

I have stock size yokohama tires, came with the car (215/60/16) and the car still handles great, better than my aunts 98 trans am....I cant wait to try it when i get new wheels, 17x8 front and 17x9 rear and 235/275 dunlop sp tires. Does anyone have fitment issues with wheels this big and stock or lowered ride height? they look like theyll fit, But just want to be sure. Theres a lot of extra room under there

Does anyone know how much the stock wheels weigh each?

I can let you know next week. I am going to weigh them versus my stock I30 wheels to figure out which ones to use at the track for both cars.

I am running on stock rims do you guys think 17 inch wheels will slow my car down

Shouldn't matter unless they are heavier....

The tires usually weigh a lot more than the rims. Ive learned, from real cars and RC cars, Taking 1 lb off the tires/wheels is worth 1005235 more than taking weight off the actual car.

Rotating mass, does that ring a bell?:)

I have ran like 4 sets of wheels on my car. The best wheels are 17". They just FEEL better going in and coming out of turns. The responsiveness is bounds better than the 18's and the ride is more plush, but not to the point of "smooth".


First wheels (Toms C7R) 17's:
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5...perfect4ya.jpg

Second set 18's (ebay special Sportmax):
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8964/dsc033637ls.jpg


Latest wheel (current) SSR Vienna Gluck 17's:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8293/dsc044118zp.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5363/dsc044169hl.jpg

How much do are stock rims Weigh?

19's
 

I roll and profile on 19x8.5f and 19x10r toyo Proxes T1R's. When I know im gonna hi some races I throw on the stock to play in.


Simann's (Toms C7R) 17's are sick you comin up off those anytime soon.

I will always recommend any kind of yokohama tires because i have never heard anybody have a negative remark about their tires. As for rims/wheels.. I like SSR wheels, they are expensive but they are some of the best on the market because most of their wheels are "lightweight" (under 20 pounds). Find them at www.tirerack.com also when they talk about rotating mass, they are absolutely correct. Your stock pulley on your 7M weighs 11 pounds.. the Unorthodox Racing pulley weighs about a pound. It will run about $200 from a store.. look for it on ebay. But reducing any weight on wheels or tires will make huge differences. Just remember that if you change your rim size that you might want to get your speedometer readjusted.. actually I'm not sure if you have to on Supras. Be sure to find out though.

score!! an ebay seller sent the wrong tires to a friend of mine..he complained and the seller sent the right tires but he never asked for the wrong ones..so he gave him a couple of weeks to ask..the seller never said anything about it so i got 4 yoko 225/50-r16 avids for 120 bucks

nice deal bro

I actually have those same exact tires lol. They are pretty good. I didnt pay for them, came with the car. But you should like em. But arent you joining the army?

yeah im leaving for the army but i dont have the car anymore it was too far gone with electrical issues bhg and a bad tranny im going to look for an mk4 when i finish my tour maybe an mk3 also if i can afford it

I amgetting wheelz for about $1000 black 5 start 18infrom rim 1 .com with khumo tires from discount tire

It depends on what your doing with the car. I currently have 235/45 on 17" rims.
Rubber is Exocet. (got a deal on wheels and tires) They are OK for daily driving all wheather stuff.
I have the Goodyear Eagle F1's on my Subaru and they seem nice but I'll take them off for the winter. (I live in the mountains with snow and ice) They would probably be a good summer daily driver tire on the Supra too.

For the Supra, after having it on track at Willow Springs, I will go to 245/40/17 front and 245/40/18 on rear and run Toyo RA1. These are almost a race tire but DOT.

I was thinking about getting 18" Flik Wasp rims with Falken Ziex Ze 512 tires 225/40/18. does anyone know if these are decent rims or not. i know the tires are good just wondering about the rims?

I don't know about the wheels but depending on what you do to the car consider the following;

I run 235/45/17 on all four. My car is lowered with TEIN flex and even running max stiff damper with semi-stiff pre-load I still bottom out in the front wheel wells under heavy breaking/cornering.

My conclusion (so far and may not be correct) is to run 245/40/17 front (lower profile, a little wider, but not 18") more rubber on the road but lower profile to help eliminate wheel well rub.
I will go 245/40/18 in back as there is more room in rear wells and I hope to get a little more needed grip back there. May even go up to a 255 width in back.
If you don't lower your car, don't race or drive hard maybe 18" in front will be fine.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...aRaceReady.jpg

well i lowered my car with intrax and tokico hp shocks i am not racing on the track just occasional street race with cocky pricks. so i think i should be fine. my friend has 18's on his 88 rx-7 and i have seen 19's on the mkiii before so it should be fine.

Damn
 

Hey Spudboy is that your car it is BAD ASS that is excatly whay i want mine to look like u wabt to sell it i like it alot if u dont want to sell it tell me howm uch it would cost for me to build one justl ike it

by the way guys i have seen chrome 20s on a supra before

Jeff...I'm the original owner and the car is clean and well taken care of. 69k original miles.
It is not for sale but if you have one already I suggest going through it to make sure it's all good. Fix what's not keeping things as stock as possible.
Then once it's sound, (no idea what it will cost to get to that point), I started mods with the suspension. TEIN Flex coilovers about $1,800.00. You'll notice once you lower it you may not want big ass huge bling wheels (those are mostly show for pimps) get something functional...probably 17"/245 front, 18"/245 or 255 rear MAXIMUM.

I'm going to look into more HP next with simple external mods like intake and exhaust. Probably another $2,000.00 for about 40 to 50 more HP.

Don't be fooled by the bad ass load mufflers. If you don't have big straight air coming in, big air going out is only load, not faster. (sometimes slower)

Take your time, do your research, save your money, and do it right. Respect your ride and have fun.

Cars that look slow but go fast are better than the opposite.

Also, you MUST try and race or drive on track. If you can't in your car, do some go-kart racing. There are lots of good arrive and drive programs around the country. That will put your mind and heart in the right place.