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good setup or no?

Old Dec 25, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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stock ap2
sumitomo htr z III
215/45-17 in front
and 255/40-17 in rear

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Old Dec 25, 2009 | 11:44 AM
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you think i should had 245 width in the back?
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Old Dec 25, 2009 | 01:33 PM
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For my daily driver tires, I have these with 225F/255R on a set of AP2v1 rims. They fit nicely on them, however I do have a crazy stiff FSB to allow such a wider front tire.

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Old Dec 25, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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i have the sumitomo's, 215's up front 255 rear. These actually are closest to the footprint of the stock bridgestones in width, and keep the stagger right.
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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i feel more roll with these tires though, i got more traction and grip with the bridgestones.
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 01:43 PM
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255 on a ap2v1 wheel is slightly pinched at 8 inches wheel width. However, the ap2v2 wheels have a 8.5 width for the rear and can better accomodate the 255's.
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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[QUOTE=fatjoe10,Dec 26 2009, 06:43 PM]255 on a ap2v1 wheel is slightly pinched at 8 inches wheel width.
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by unbreak_s2k07,Dec 26 2009, 03:35 PM
i feel more roll with these tires though, i got more traction and grip with the bridgestones.
The Sumi's are not the most grippy tires out there. What they do provide me is good summertime tire grip and hopefully a long treadlife for my typical highway miles... and is relatively dirt cheap. Depending on how long these really do last, I might buy another set of these to replace my cheap DD tires.

I must admit that for those drives that need the super grip, I swap my wheels/tires to the set that has my RE01R's that I got on Tirerack clearance. When these wear out, I will consider going with the Dunlop Z1 Starspec's or the Kumho XS's. Right now I am leaning towards the Z1's.

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