Upgrade Wheels and Tires - check my numbers...

supunna_picta · 08-28-2008, 08:01 PM

2005 OEM:

Tires
Bridgestone Potenza RE040
Treadwear 140
Front P185/55VR15.0 Weight 19lbs Overall Diam 23" Revs Per Mile 906
Rear - P215/45VR16.0 Weight 21lbs Overall Diam 23.5" Revs Per Mile 886
Wheels
Front - 15x6, 45mm offset, 14.6lbs
Rear - 16x7, ??mm offset, 19.0lbs

Total weight 147.20

What I'm looking at:

Tires
Hankook Ventus R-S2
Treadwear 200
Front P205/45R16.0 Weight 20lbs Overall Diam 23.2" Revs Per Mile 895
Rear P225/45R16.0 Weight 22lbs Overall Diam 23.9" Revs Per Mile 869
Wheels
SSR Type C
All - 16x7, 42mm offset, 10.5lbs

Total weight 126.00

21.2 lbs saved... and around a 1% difference in rear gearing. I was going for S Drives but the rear gearing was substantially farther off.

lbridges · 08-30-2008, 07:57 PM

I don't see any number errors - should result in a slight performance edge. I say the latter both for the lighter wheel (moment of inertia thing) as well as tire width.

supunna_picta · 09-05-2008, 06:36 PM

They finally arrived! Still waiting for some center caps but you get the idea.

lbridges · 09-05-2008, 10:40 PM

Aw, they look terrible, ugly, so sad. I'll PM you my address so you can ship them to me and I promise to make sure they are never seen out west again.

supunna_picta · 09-06-2008, 12:07 PM

What, you won't even spring for shipping? lol

jhauschild · 09-07-2008, 06:19 PM

Looks good to me......

beat · 09-11-2008, 04:27 AM

What is the smallest offset the MRS can run?

08-28-2008, 08:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
supunna_picta No Skills Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 222 Thanks: 2 Thanked 23 Times in 22 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Update, PICS - Upgrade Wheels and Tires - check my numbers... 2005 OEM: Tires Bridgestone Potenza RE040 Treadwear 140 Front P185/55VR15.0 Weight 19lbs Overall Diam 23" Revs Per Mile 906 Rear - P215/45VR16.0 Weight 21lbs Overall Diam 23.5" Revs Per Mile 886 Wheels Front - 15x6, 45mm offset, 14.6lbs Rear - 16x7, ??mm offset, 19.0lbs Total weight 147.20 What I'm looking at: Tires Hankook Ventus R-S2 Treadwear 200 Front P205/45R16.0 Weight 20lbs Overall Diam 23.2" Revs Per Mile 895 Rear P225/45R16.0 Weight 22lbs Overall Diam 23.9" Revs Per Mile 869 Wheels SSR Type C All - 16x7, 42mm offset, 10.5lbs Total weight 126.00 21.2 lbs saved... and around a 1% difference in rear gearing. I was going for S Drives but the rear gearing was substantially farther off. Last edited by supunna_picta; 09-05-2008 at 06:35 PM..

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08-30-2008, 07:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
lbridges No Skills Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East Central FLA Posts: 144 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I don't see any number errors - should result in a slight performance edge. I say the latter both for the lighter wheel (moment of inertia thing) as well as tire width.

09-05-2008, 06:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
supunna_picta No Skills Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 222 Thanks: 2 Thanked 23 Times in 22 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	They finally arrived! Still waiting for some center caps but you get the idea.

09-05-2008, 10:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
lbridges No Skills Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East Central FLA Posts: 144 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Aw, they look terrible, ugly, so sad. I'll PM you my address so you can ship them to me and I promise to make sure they are never seen out west again.

09-06-2008, 12:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
supunna_picta No Skills Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 222 Thanks: 2 Thanked 23 Times in 22 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	What, you won't even spring for shipping? lol

09-07-2008, 06:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
jhauschild fabricator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: wi, usa Posts: 252 Thanks: 20 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Looks good to me......

09-11-2008, 04:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
beat No Skills Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: HK Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	What is the smallest offset the MRS can run?