vivid19

Right now I have federal 225/35ZR 19 tires. I recently had to replace 2 of them with which i thought were the same thing but I guess federal tweeked it alil bit. So now the walls of the tires are few mm thicker then they used to be, which are barely hitting my fenders ( My fenders are rolled and on camber kit) when i have 3+ people in there. Right now i have about a index finger gap in the front and partially nothing in the back. Im very happy with this setup and not in the mood to change it.
Can anyone recommend some tires that have extremely small walls.

alexh1266

Are you rubbing in the front or back? I have about 1/2 a finger gap all around with 225/35/19 and no rubbing issues thus far, as no one usually rides in the back. I'm using falken 452's which I'm happy with for the price.

If you're on coils why not adjust a little? Why not use that camber kit and add some neg camber so you don't rub on your fender as much? Only other thing you could possibly do is go a size smaller... 215/35/19. I had this size for a while, gave it a tiny bit of stretched look, but the sidewall was very thin. Almost looked like I had a flat tire most of the time, and its scary to think of how unprotected your wheel is with a small sidewall.

vivid19

the two tires that i replaced are the only ones that. Its the tire wall that makes me rub. My older federal tires which i have in the back dont rub. I want to put on more negative camber but the shop wont do more then 2 and I dont know how to change my camber. How much were your falkens

vivid19

whats the offset on your rim?

alexh1266

Personally I wouldn't run more than -1.5 in the front and -3 in the back. But that's just me. I try to get as much life as I can out of my tires. When I 1st dropped it on coils I never did an alignment and ate through my fron tires in less than 5 weeks, toe not prop aligned will do that, but that's a diff story.

My fk452's I got for $150 a piece w/ free mount and install. Total of $600 for all 4.
Rims are 19x8 +40. Camber is at the specs mentioned above and the front sit flush. The back are a little tucked in.

jjashaa

iTrader: (23)

toyo proxes 4

dunlop dz101.

nexen i heard have softer walls for better stretch.

alexh1266

^ listen to Josh, he really knows his shit

jjashaa

iTrader: (23)

haha. not really.. just lot of reading can do you good




as for Federals.. i never liked them since they never had date stamps on them... you never know how old they are....

alexh1266

I've seen your pict threads Josh, quite the wheel whore btw lol
I can't imagine how many diff sets, types, and kinds of tires you've been through haha, let alone how you could afford so many tire/wheel combos.

Ballllliiiinnnn'

jjashaa

iTrader: (23)

find used deals... eg. Racing Hart C4.. they were $550 with the tires.. guy didn't know the offset so thats why he was selling for cheap.. i just did my own measurements.

use old tires from locksmice mesh.

sell for what they're really worth.

derrick

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02type-s

Falken 452s are junk, stay away from them. I agree with what Josh says, plus the Achilles Sport ATR and Nankang NS2. Both are cheaper tires, but they run narrow also.

alexh1266

Lmao, still have your falken 452s I'm assuming? What didn't you like about them? What kinda issues?
So far they're doing fine for me, but they're still fairly new also.

02type-s

Me, and a few of my friends (on this forum) have all had the same issue. The inner sidewalls eventually buckle and get wavy. 2 sets have done it to me, I'm done lol. Dunlop DZ101 for me next.

jjashaa

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ding ding ding. lol


i've had 3 of mine bubble.. good thing it was on the way to get new Hankook V4s.. sadly, they don't make them anymore..

FK452 are good... just not for stretching.. they're also good when they're free.

alexh1266

Mine aren't exactly stretched. Ill keep an eye on them to see how they hold up. Was using neogens but they don't make them in the size I prefer. How are the Dunlops?