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I got the same trade in,well 160 the way I look at it the car performed so well new.So,I took advantage of optimal performance , I could have waited 40 or 50 k,by then the struts woulda been wearin.I spent a lot of time reviewing the specs and all on tire rack first.So far so good.Plus I live in...

My 225/45/18 are slightly wider,the same circumference 45,one pound lighter than stocks and the tread width is 8.1 compared to 7.7,less than a half inch wider?when I bought them it was a given that this was the size of choice,only 2 cars in their data base showed they use 215s what if you lose a...

I thought about new wheels and just swapping the wheels to our 2012,This way I didn't have to tell my wife she would think I am nuts.I like the stock wheels a good replacement would be expensive I bet.My wife may be right though.I am groovin on the super sports

I wouldn't have either but my commute is 4 miles each way,and some other driving ,it may take some years to wear em out,we have a 2012 M3 with stock tires my wife puts a couple miles a day on so It gave me the option . Otherwise I may have been more rational and wore out the Dunlops and made a...

Freeway on off loops have been the most exciting here in socal,I try not to use breaks much when turning,just crank the wheel.

I can see a dramatic difference with the super sports compare to the Dunlops.super positive steering and less of tire and road noise,although the Dunlops didn't bother me in that respect they just felt like the Mazda deserved better,that turned out to be true.

I just measured tread contact on road,a bit of wet sand on tire.it came to 6 inches straight tread contact and full tread width appeared to be right at 8 or so.The installer recommended 34 PSI,any thoughts?so I set the pressure switch. The tire alert went on shortly after I bought the...

Maybe they wanted it to look electric,I was wondering that too ,no big deal though,purely cosmetic no performance value.

Right,I meant to say tread width .I was researching on tire rack and was going over specs of tires in that class ,some had considerably wider tread and weighed more,.Some drug mileage down too.The stock Dunlops showed 7.7 the 225 super sports showed 8.1,tread ,width is what contacts road I...

I just traded off the OEM Dunlops,And now the car handles so much better,What a grip the Super Sports have,I feel connected to the road.they are 225 45 18s the stock tread size was7.7 the new ones are 8.1 tread size smidge bigger and a lb lighter. Goodbye squish and bounce,Hello tight.