TIRE QUESTION

[Zenki504]

What size tires can be mounted on S13 SE wheels? I dont want too much rubber...

[rsmithdrift]

Are you serious... um well before you get flamed I'll go ahead and tell you that going with lower profile tires than the factory recomended 195/60/15 minimum is going to f*** up your cars performance (gear ratio's get screwed up) your cars look (WAY too much fender gap) and make it harder to clear speed bumps without bottoming out.

But you can run a 185/50/15 if you so desired. or a 195/50 if you want a little wider tire than your rim, or a 195/55 is a good balance that I have used for my FRONT TIRES ONLY on occasion to improve cornering performance. (I still had 195/60's in the rear)

I have coilovers so I decided eventually that the 55's made the car too low and it kept bottoming out on speedbumps and driveways and such so I run 195/60 all the way around now, again. Falken Ziex all the way baby. Those tires rock for handling and drifting. (only buy new ones for the front, put the old ones in the rear when you put the new ones on the front and your car will handle like a dream come true) I drive fast and drift alot so the ratio of the rear's wearing to chords and the fronts getting down near the indicators always seems to line up perfectly for me.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

and make it harder to clear speed bumps without bottoming out.

[PEZi]

and make it harder to clear speed bumps without bottoming out.

lower profile tire = lower ride height..... less clearance















i hate falkens.....

[ILoveMyRHS13]

lower profile tire = lower ride height..... less clearance
i hate falkens.....

I guess that's the kind of knowledge that comes with 13,000+ posts.

[PEZi]

experiencing it in real life helps too...