255/40/17 Nitto Motivos

Small amount of sidewall flex and decrease in mpg but due to a stickier tire.
Previous tires were Goodyear Eagle Gt at stock size; 235/45/17

 

Running on Enkei Raijin 18x8.5 +38 with 265/35R18 Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Stock suspension. No rubbing at all, rides like a dream and handles phenomenal

 

Pics?

 

245/40-18 on 9.5 wheel 4 corners
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Wow yoks032rs. That is amazing set up.

 

Thanks cokorote, here's a side shot


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What wheels are those^

 

^^ MIRO 112's they were silver, but I gottem powder coated bronze.

 

Nice

 

yoks032rs, what's the upset?

 

Do you mean offset?

 

Lol yeah offset!

 

Offset is +40 on those wheels, and he's running a 5mm spacer in the rear.

 

18x9.5 +40
265/35/18 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

 

That looks great!

 

Dude, that's the exact set-up I want, but I'm not dropped, so I'm worried about the front poking. Need your advice on that!

 

More than great, perfect!!

 

Figured I'd add some bad cell pics of a 245/40 RE-11 on an 18x9.5 +38 Enkei GTC-01. Not much stretch to this combo, clears easily with a light roll in the rear as well.







A comparison of the 265/35 Eagle F1 Unmounted next to a mounted 235/40 RE760 Bridgestone on a 9.5" wheel. Meat.

 

I got my Hankook RS-3s in a week ago in the 255/40 size on stock rims. Very sexy tires. Not as aggressive looking as the NT05s but good looking still.

I still need to take pictures and post them. Traction is absolutely amazing, they make the NT05 seem like an all season and I loved the Nittos, its hard to believe I would ever say that about them. There is no doubt these have the highest traction available in a streetable tire as the auto-x guys and others have been saying.

They're so soft, they pick up small rocks and will make your head spin on a hard stop.

Enough about the performance, I'll post pictures of both the NT05s and the RS-3s. The RS-3s look good but I would never expect the kind of performance they're capable of by their looks while with the NT05 you expect it to be a performer by looking at it.

 

Sweet! I look forward to those pics, IHC!

 

Like this thread very much! Too bad I didn't see this before I bought 225/40s for a set of XXR 527s last summer. Doesn't take much for them to get curbed or chipped...when the wife drives it ANYWHERE!

I was given a set of used Dunlop tires off a Beamer with low miles. They are 225/45/17 and 245/40/17. I'm putting them on the stock rims while getting the XXRs fixed.

I'm interested in what you guys think of the 225/45s front and 245/40s rear? Or visa versa?

 

Vise versa

 

255 fit just fine. 265 or 275 might even fit without issues, but in mot sure
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^^Fucking love it the 255 on Aspec Fatfrii.

 

Fatfrii, those tires look amazing on the A-Specs!

 

I am going with a 245/45 on waffles. I should've just got 255 like i wanted.

 

Have ran 255's on the OEM Base 08 TL rims but they don't look as beefy since the car is big.. But these 225's on 8" rims look and perform great..

Track Toy..

 

^there's almost more tire than del sol.

i like

 

Indeed..

Full lock in front just nicks the inside and I have about 1-2mm in the back from the tire and the trailing arm..

Great track setup

 

Lots of nice set ups here. Hopefully in the future I can throw on a 18x9.5 +38 wheel with 265/40/18s on my TL. We will see how it goes. I need a better paying job. Haha. But for now my old car with an older setup.

 

^nice & super clean! <3 them beefy tires!

 

Thank you sir. How do you like your 6 speed TL?

 

Nice set up El Ban, what part of de la isla del encanto are you from? I was originally from Ponce lol

 

The 6 speed TL is awesome I am a little biased My parents have an Auto TL and it's a night and day difference driving the two... of course their's is stock.

 

Nice. I love my 2006 6 speed. I miss my RSX a lot, but I don't mind the change. I just wish I had money to mod. It's sad not being able to do anything to this car. Well at least for now. Lots of plans... Little money. Haha.

What do you have done to your car?

 

The TL has to feel like an entirely different animal compared to the RSX. What made you move to the TL? Mods for this car don't come cheap. You did good with getting the 6 speed

For performance I have an Injen CAI, RV6 v3 J-pipe and RV6 True Dual exhaust and FlashPro. On the dyno it put down, 250 WHP and 223 WTQ. Exterior I have front and side A-Spec and the rear is a stock Type-S bumper to fit the quad tips. Thinking about ISC coils and HFPC's for the next mods.

 

My old Lexus
245's on 8.5 and 275's on 9.5...

 

Nice setup! Right now all I have is a AEM CAI. I wish I could work on it more, but priorities take over. And to answer your question, yes it is a totally different animal. This can't handle as well as the RSX. Power wise, I feel like this is comparable. I was surprised how well the 6 speed TL pulls. And how smooth shifting it is. Much better shifter feel than the RSX. The reason I sold the RSX and got the TL, well I have a baby. I wanted something much safer. And this fit the bill quite nicely. And hopefully later down the road I can get coilovers, wheels, and exhaust. Then maybe call it a day. Maybe. Hahaha.

 

Oh yeah. And hopefully full A-Spec.