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06-07-2011, 07:16 PM

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On staggered setups, are there disadvantages to consider with wider rims/tires in the back in terms of handling or performance?

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06-07-2011, 07:49 PM

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I drive a lot so I need tires that are going to last, both in quality and appearance. I don't like to settle for "good enough" when it comes to tires. So, thanks for the comments, I think I'll keep looking.

Unfortunately I don't know the high perf world for tires. We've got Michelin's on our other car, GMC Sierra and our big truck, an International. The International came with Hankooks....they were awful, didn't last long, uneven wear, pulled, and created road noise. But I see that name in high perf tires??

def...I was going to get them mounted with TPMS installed, so I wouldn't have to take them to my local tire guy and risk offending him by asking him to mount tires I didn't buy from him.

But I'm sure he'll figure it out soon enough...can't avoid him forever in a small town.

Chadstang....I fear black wheels...afraid that I won't be able to keep my tires looking good enough against the black.

06-07-2011, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by def67

I thought of getting the tires from AM as they are cheep. The problem is that they will have to send the rims and tires to you seperatly, so that you can install your TPMS from your old rims. Or they will ballance and mount them on the rims for you, but then you would have to buy new TPMS and have AM install them for you, or they'd arive mounted but with no TPMS installed so youd have to take them to a shop and pull em off anyway and pay for the install. Just seems kind of redundent getting the tires from them if you dont plan on getting new TPMS. If you plan to keep your old rims for winter driver and gettting new TPMS then I say even if the tires suck get them and just burn em up cause they're pretty cheep compaired to what you can get locally I'd imagine.

I don't think they will send the rubber seperately from the rims to Canada from what i heard.You can always later get the TPMS after you've recieved you whell package?Just a thought.

06-07-2011, 10:08 PM

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I don't think they will send the rubber seperately from the rims to Canada from what i heard.You can always later get the TPMS after you've recieved you whell package?Just a thought.

Yes you can, but then you have to take them to the tire shop, take the tires off the rim, take the monitors out of the old rims, put the monitors in, put the tires back on, I dont know lots of extra work that you have to pay for.
Getting AM to do it all is cool but the tires kinda suck (well I dont actualy know that but I'd assume for the price). And now you have an extra set of monitors (although they're still in the old rims/tires so you got a back-up set).
Maybe I'm just too lazy and cheep at the same time

06-08-2011, 05:40 AM

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The Hankook V12 is actually a very good performance tire at a reasonable price, not sure if it comes in the sizes that you're looking at. Another one that is amazing, a bit higher up on the price scale, is the Continental Extreme Contact DW.

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06-08-2011, 03:19 PM

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^^^great advice. A real pricey tire is the Michelin Pilot series as I paid 540.00 per tire back in 06

06-08-2011, 04:51 PM

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In the latest tests of max performance rubber on Tire Rack, the Conti DW placed 1st, ahead of the Michelin Pilot PS2, which had been the top rated in that category for years. Everyone I know who has driven on them has been impressed, especially with the wet grip. I've ordered a set to use as my street & wet track rubber for the 89.

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06-08-2011, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fast Ed

Thanks Ed....I noticed that 1st for Continental on Tire Rack also, but hadn't heard of them before. Wet grip is a good thing

.....already experienced a wee bit of no grip on wet pavement.

06-08-2011, 08:48 PM

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They are a fairly new tire, made specifically for the North American market. In the past, a lot of the Conti max performance tires were overpriced underperformers, but they seem to have addressed that problem.

I have the all-season version, the DWS, for my old SHO as my year-round street and cold weather track day tires. They are pretty impressive for all-season rubber, even on the track they hang on not badly at full tread depth in the dry.

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