Weighty decision - T1S vs Pilot Sport vs S03...
#26
Originally Posted by bambam
I thought of that also but didn't really want to deal with getting new rims. After thinking about it some more I think your right. What size 16" tire is equivilant to the 205/45/17 tire? And what is the stock offset of the rims. I want to keep all the dimesions the same.
I probably should have started a new thread on this, sorry to hijack.
I probably should have started a new thread on this, sorry to hijack.
A few minutes on TireRack.com reveals a lot.
- OE Sizes are 205/45/17 or 195/55/16. If I were going with a 16, I'd probably go for a 205/50/16 (for performance - better gearing & handling) or a 205/55/16 (for ride, noise. etc.). The differences are going to be very subtle. Bigger differences will come with the tire you choose than the size. All these sizes are pretty close. There are no tires in the 195/55/16 that I would buy.
- Price: $81 - $156 each. They actually fall into three groups - low (Yoko ES100 & Avon M500), medium (Bridgestone RE750 & Goodyear F1 GSD3) and high (Michelin Pilot Sport & Bridgestone S-03).
- Wear: We haven't talked about this.
- Tire recommendations: I've used the ES100's, RE750's, GSD3's & Pilots on various cars. They're all good choices, but I like the GSD3 the best for a bang for the buck ($127 each but you get a lot of bang!) The ES100 is a great tire for the money ($81), but not as nice as the Goodyear. Pilots are great, really great, but pricey ($156). RE750's are fine too, but they get noisy as they wear. I'm not a fan of the Avon. The S-03 has a huge following, but again they're pretty pricey and also a bit heavy. In the end, I'd go with the Goodyear F1 GSD3 (Actually, I did. I'm running 215/45/17's in an attempt to get the handling and the ride on 17" wheels. However, I bought lightweight wheels, too.) If you want to save a few dollars, the ES100 is a good choice. If you want to go full boat the Pilot Sports are my next tire. All three of these choices are pretty light.
- Wheel recommendations: Go with something fairly lightweight. And learn to drive around the worst potholes! I love my SSR Comps, but they're not cheap. I also seriously considered Kosei K1 TS. They're light and very affordable.
- Winter recommendation: Keep the OE stuff for winter. Mount Blizzaks on the wheels.
- More preaching: Don't scrimp on tires! Ever. It's false economy. The right tires make your car handle like magic. The wrong tires land you in the body shop.
#27
I've pretty much decided to go with the gs d3's for tires. Rims, however really give me a headache. In 16 inch there are about a dozen choices I would like something that looks similar to the R 90's but keep the stock offset, or really close to it, of the S spokes which is 50. For 17's I would go with...
ASA AR1
ADR M classic
Filk wasp if they made it in silver.
Konig Imaginers.
But then why not just keep the stock 17s??
I need a break
ASA AR1
ADR M classic
Filk wasp if they made it in silver.
Konig Imaginers.
But then why not just keep the stock 17s??
I need a break
#28
Originally Posted by bambam
I've pretty much decided to go with the gs d3's for tires. Rims, however really give me a headache. In 16 inch there are about a dozen choices I would like something that looks similar to the R 90's but keep the stock offset, or really close to it, of the S spokes which is 50. For 17's I would go with...
ASA AR1
ADR M classic
Filk wasp if they made it in silver.
Konig Imaginers.
But then why not just keep the stock 17s??
I need a break
ASA AR1
ADR M classic
Filk wasp if they made it in silver.
Konig Imaginers.
But then why not just keep the stock 17s??
I need a break
Best of luck.
#29
I've decided on the AR1's with the Goodyear F1's. Be honest, do you think the black version AR1 would look good on electric blue with black roof? On some cars it looks good but others it looks like you can't even tell there's a wheel there. I wish I could find a picture other then the one on Tire Rack, that one just doesn't look right.
#31
Originally Posted by bambam
I've decided on the AR1's with the Goodyear F1's. Be honest, do you think the black version AR1 would look good on electric blue with black roof? On some cars it looks good but others it looks like you can't even tell there's a wheel there. I wish I could find a picture other then the one on Tire Rack, that one just doesn't look right.
Take some time looking through this thread: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=11362
It has a lot of choices; hopefully you see something that helps you decide.
#35
#39
Originally Posted by kenchan
so when your tire wears out, you just buy a new car? wow!
So I decided it made more sense to take advantage of the weird market conditions and just sell the car rather than mess around buying new tires. Especially since I was able to get just about what I paid for it (less T & L, of course). How often do you get to do that!
It was quite the no-brainer! :smile:
(Of course, I doubt I'll be able to pull this off next time!)
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