Zapata

I did some driving in the backwoods of the mainline area around Gladwyne in PA. Very curvy roads with elevation changes and sharp braking and turning. Short parts of it are similar to the Dragon's tail in GA. So i'm talking about standard turns etc.,


Absolutely unreal how this car handles. Understeer is eliminated. The car's limits are extended more than one would think so initially it seems like the car is worse but push it and it just digs in and grips! Only suspension mod i have are the sway bars. I can only imagine what kind of difference teinSS would make.


For the rest of the 6speeders. Get some wide rims and some extra wide tires. You will be rewarded!!!!!

Starter

I'll be due for a set of shoes soon, I'll check them out. How about the wet, any experience there yet?

Zapata

excellent in the wet. If you really try and get on it you'll get some wheel hop but i mean REALLY get on it in 1st.

BC

Good to hear. I just changed over to the 225/17 ES 100s wrapped around GT1s. I find these tires follow the tire grooves on the road. I'm running 38 psi now, thinking about 36.

pimpscls

maybe i should try some new lighter rims, other then my stockers, my car handles well but the rear gives out eventually, very scary especially when i hit some of the switchbacks tonight, i went about 65 on a 25 mph turn and 55 on a 15 mph, the 15 mph turn was very scary, my car was drifting out of control, lets juss say i wont do that again, i need some more suspension mods now

mrsteve

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65 in a 25 and 55 in a 15... wow that's cool... can't wait to see the pics when you roll your CL. Reckless driving is so cool. :flamer:


On a lighter note. I can't believe the difference in handling from installing my H&R Sports and Tokico Blues. Body roll is significantly reduced. I've heard some people say the sways made a night and day difference, others told me they couldn't even tell they were different than stock. I'm still on the fence as to if I want to purchase them or not.

Zapata

yea def they do "track" alot. But with wide tires i guess it just the nature of the beast.

Zapata

sways do make a diff but the shocks are so so important and not emphasized enough in dicussion about suspensions, IMHO. Sways do make a diff. Get them and the handling will be that much better.

Zapata

Don't be stupid!!!!!! Understand the limitations of the car. AT CLSs handle OK...but the front heavy nature of the car will easily bypass an mods done. THe limited slip diff is the key. Of course everything works as a package.

darrinb

zap, you coulda fit a 245 on the 8 inch wheels if ya wanted

Maximized

ES100's are a decent tire for the money. The grip pretty well in the dry, but wet weather performance under 50 degrees is poor. I used them at the track once and they understeered a lot and melted.

Zapata

lol those would be some MONSTER tires.

Yea i could. And the load rating would also still be at 95 so it'd be in spec. Perhaps next time muhaehae :devil:

revs would be abotu the same as stock. Although a drop would be out of the question.....probably won't drop it anyway. We'll see

mrsteve

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245s are HUGE. That would increase the sidewall almost a 1/4". Most likely would rub... well maybe not, he's on stock springs. Tough call.

Zapata

welp yea it's a summer tire..... below 40degrees and rain is more like winter no??

no doubt....not toyos but i'll take it at 110/tire.

Maximized

Did you consider Kuhmo MX's? They are cheap and are one of the best tires on the market.

Zapata

yea but after reading some comments on the khumos i decided on the yokos. I think it was a sizing issue as well. I wanted a lot of rubber on the ground.

darrinb

u gotta get a drop zap, not even for the performance reasons, but just for looks, if you go with a 245 it will prolly be a 35 or 40 series

mrsteve

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Stock 215/50 diameter is 25.4"
245/40 is only 24.7" in diameter.
245/35 is even smaller at 23.75"

WAY too small.

He got the right size. Right at 25.3"

Zapata

yea i'd need to get a 245/45 fer that to work.

Zapata

yea i'd love to but just don't wanna spend the $$ I had the comptech before and although it drops the car i don't like the rake look. If i were to do it i'd get the teinSS w/ revalved for a higher spring compression so the it matches the weight of the CL. Maybe next year we'll see.

mrsteve

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Same overall diameter give or take .05" but over 1.2" wider and .1" taller.

BIG tires for a CL-S