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Will do! It was not an easy decision.. It was between the ECS, Indy 500, or PS4s (at oem ap2 size)... Met in the middle with the ECS. Wheels are being refinished, should be back in business by late next week
I was faced with the same situation last year and refinished a set of used AP2 wheels. I went with the ECS and chose to go with the 225/255 and I am really happy with the setup. Hard to do a direct comparison with a narrower 215 front however because new tires always give a little extra squirm as well. You will be very happy with your new setup.
Here is picture of the 255 nicely filling the rear wheel arch compared to the narrower ap1 wheel.
The tires are fantastic and definitely all you need for the street. This my first time switching from Extreme performance tires and really the main thing you notice is the smoother ride. You have tons of grip and the car feels great. Everything is always a balance and for me, the added road noise, reduced tread wear and extra rocks kicked up at the car was not worth it.
given same compound selection for all 3 options and size being the only variable, see below:
Option 1 - OEM AP2 tire sizes (Front: 215/45/17 - Rear: 245/40/17) - most responsive and best "feeling" Option 2 - Larger Rear (Front: 215/45/17 - Rear: 255/40/17) - no - understeer city. worst combo of these 3 selections Option 3 - Larger Front & Rear ( Front: 225/45/17 - 255/40/17) - highest ultimate grip and will turn the faster laptimes of the 3 options presented. better heat capacity under repeated hard braking vs. option #1. slightly less response and steering feel when compared to option #1.
Gonna depend on your suspension (degree unknown) so the list may or may now hold up across all model years. I doubt it will. #2 is what's on the CRs for example and I'm naive enough to think the Honda engineers didn't randomly pick the suspension and tires.. And I'm running #2 on the street as well on my '06 but will probably try #3 next time. But I'm not putting many miles on the car in the last year or two and it will be a while and there will probably be a new darling tire out by then.
I ended up going with Option #2 ( @Bullwings wish I saw your post sooner). However, it feels night and day better, loving the feel of the car and no complaints on my end. I doubt that I will ever push the car to the point where I will notice the difference between the three options. Also, the wheels look fantastic, wish I had before and after pics - they do look brand new now.
I'm going with option 3, Firehawk Indy 500 will be installing them before the end week for autox on Saturday and Sunday.
I'll give my input at the end of the weekend on them for all of you.
At OP. You'll be fine. My experience is mostly related to track driving. The stock stagger (and likely 215/255) is good for the vast majority of spirited driving. On track when you start pushing to 9 and 10 tenths, you'll find that 215/245 and 225/255 understeer at the limit in low the medium speed turns, which is followed by abrupt oversteer when lifting to correct. A more square setup tends to be looser and oversteer more, but is much more progressive and predictable with its breakaway characteristics, making it much easier to catch and drive smoothly once you've adjusted to it.
03-22-2019, 11:21 AM
