tire size and other wheel questions

[sad_rocc at yahoo.com (Dan Smith)]

Awesome info, thanks. Sounds like you and I are on the same page when it comes to tires. For price, I'm shooting for under $100 each and hopefully around $75 each. Good to know about the curvy vs. straight pattern for the BFGs. I do see rain now and then, though it's usually pretty short-lived. Do you have your car lowered any? Any rubbing issues?
 
Dan

daniel savatteri <yoscirocco@hotmail.com> wrote:
Check out tire rack. I just bought a pair of BFGoodrich G-force TA's in 
205/40/16's. They were $71 a piece but thats about the best price your 
going to find. They have some other tires that are a little cheaper but 
your not going to get the quality of the BFG's. Any 40 profile tire is'nt 
going to last you that long but I found that BFGs are usually the best in 
that catagory. I've never had these tires before but the Comp TA's i had 
were great and lasted a really long time on 17" rims, a lot longer than the 
Yokohama AVS ES 100's im using now. If you get the BFG's make sure you get 
the straight tread pattern, the curvy pattern tires definitly do not last as 
long as the straight patterns and hydroplan like a hover craft.

>From: Dan Smith 
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: tire size and other wheel questions
>Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:55:49 -0700 (PDT)
>
>This weekend at Dubs Along the Rockies I bought a set of brand new 16x7.5 
>rims that I think are pretty sick. I know, 16" isn't exactly an ideal size 
>and I'm just hoping I don't have to take out a loan for tires, but they 
>were sweet and cheap.....
>
>Anyways, what width tire do I want? I hate the stretched look. I assume 
>I'll need about a 40 height to fit decently. I'm planning on rolling the 
>fender lips. Will I have to stay pretty much at stock ride height? Tell me 
>how you'd set this up. As for tires, if you have recommendations, here's 
>what I'm looking for. Good wear qualities, decent grip, good looks, really 
>good price. I don't race, don't experience much rain and don't typically 
>'get sideways' on entrance ramps like some people I know, so I don't need 
>some kickass auto-x tire.
>
>TIA,
>Dan
>
>
>
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