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Old 02-21-2007, 09:28 AM
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I have SPT's on my AP2 rims for the street.

215/45-17F
255/40-17R

I have r-comps for the track so I didn't need anything too fancy for the street. I'm impressed with them. For the price they are exceptional. Turn in is a little slow but again for the price they're great and they're only for the street.
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I have RS2's on my car running 205/55 and 245/45 and the dry grip is great. The wet traction is ok but don't try to push then in the wet. It pours plenty of rain down here in MIA. By the way in 1 year of use the fronts are about 50% and the rears need to be replaced in about a month or so.
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Originally Posted by notamaster,Feb 21 2007, 10:33 AM
I have RS2's on my car running 205/55 and 245/45 and the dry grip is great. The wet traction is ok but don't try to push then in the wet. It pours plenty of rain down here in MIA. By the way in 1 year of use the fronts are about 50% and the rears need to be replaced in about a month or so.
would it be bad to run 225 in the front rather than 205? I've read that running a 225 induces oversteer, but it can be corrected with an aftermarket sway bar and some camber in the rear.

People have told me they run 225/245 and have more overall grip. I don't know which would be better for the track..
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In theory yes.

If you haven't already. Read through this

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=172595
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That's retarded. Why cant a 225 just be a 225 and a 245 be a 245 lol. So if I was to go with the 50 sidewall, my odometer may be off a bit....but no handling negativitys?
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[QUOTE=Jasonoff,Feb 20 2007, 07:02 PM] [CODE]Specification
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[QUOTE=Jasonoff,Feb 21 2007, 10:28 AM] I have SPT's on my AP2 rims for the street.

215/45-17F
255/40-17R

I have r-comps for the track so I didn't need anything too fancy for the street.
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So would it be the speedo thats aoff a bit and thats it.
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Originally Posted by stylinhonda,Feb 22 2007, 11:18 AM
So would it be the speedo thats aoff a bit and thats it.
We have them on AP2 rims... your AP1 rims will be off too much.

Sometimes (someone correct me if I'm wrong) a >3% difference can confuse ABS.
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Originally Posted by jasonjm,Feb 22 2007, 11:16 AM
I have the same tyre except went for 225/45/17s on my AP2 rims.

Can't imagine running anything thinner with my fsb + x-brace + AP2 suspension.
Right now I have a neuspeed x-brace and fsb. I'll be installing BuddyClub race spec coils in April.

Seems pretty neutral to me with the 255's out back.


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