The Tyre Thread

[CNBLU]

Falken for sure!!

I'm assuming the R8 wheels are reps... What's the size and weight of them?


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R8's are reps, they are 19x8, not sure on the weight

I had the falken 912's on the calibra, couldnt fault them

yeh ive read some pretty good reviews on the 912's. think its a no brainer.

thanks for the replies guys

edit: these are the wheels



heres a better pic

[JohnBu]

A lot of reps are too heavy...

Last thing you want is for the wheels and tyres to be 5kg heavier per corner


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[CNBLU]

i once heard a great argument for that comment.... what happens when you get a passenger thats 20kg heavier than the norm?

[poita]

make them walk?

[Bloodnok]

i once heard a great argument for that comment.... what happens when you get a passenger thats 20kg heavier than the norm?

That's sprung weight. A bit different to unsprung weight in terms of affect on handling :-)

[hazrd]

20kg extra only applies if the car is being tracked or used in competition...... it would have next to no affect for every day road use

[JohnBu]

I beg to differ..5 kgs per corner will make a big difference on the road..

Read this, like Bloodnok said unsprung weight vs sprung weight.

http://hondaswap.com/general-tech-ar...art-1-a-29057/



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[CNBLU]

Thanks John. I'll take my chances with the reps.

[xplosv57]

Need 2 new tyres for my 17s.

Found Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 for $149ea and Dunlop SP Sport MAXX for $165ea

Would ideally like to get 2 more RE001's to match the other 2 on the car, but hard to find RE001's and the new RE002's are $260ea

Anyone got any feedback on the Goodyears/Dunlops, or have any other suggestions in a similar price bracket??

[hazrd]

I cant vouch for the goodyears... but I have the SP Sport Maxx's and they are fantastic. They grip well and handle great