FD's on Proteges Club

[Wagonbacker9]

FINALLY MOUNTED UP!

Before:

After:

You can see how much smaller the 225/45 is..

With the RH's in the back seat:

FLUSH:

I think there may be a little bit of clearance issues LOL:

 

[HKPRO5]

Looks good! Im looking at picking up some v710s (slicks) for the FD rims. And selling off the RE01Rs =( The v710s are 215/45/16. I think itll work out.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

the 245 on the front looks MEAN. makes the 225/45s on the back look itty bitty.

 

[BadBandar]

yea those rear tires look small. Fronts look beefy and mean. I Loled when u put flush on that pic.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

45 profile is a little small, but for the price I can't complain. when I wear the 245/45s out the fronts will come closer to matching too.

 

[Matt V]

OMG it took you 10 years but you finally did it! Just kidding, looks good. I also got mine done last week, forgot to post pics in this thread.

 

[TWISFM]

need pics with the grill...

 

[BadBandar]

need pics with the grill...

+1 on that.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

I have centercaps and more rubber. It may have taken longer, but it was worth it. LOL

 

[dandan2]

ooooooooooo, he has u on centercaps matt. more rubber is like wearing a thick condom. i like to feel the road.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

ooooooooooo, he has u on centercaps matt. more rubber is like wearing a thick condom. i like to feel the road.

You've got it wrong. More rubber is like having a bigger... *hahem*.... lets you get away with more when you're pushing your limits.

 

[dandan2]

lol, my "hahem" is big enough, and it just gets me into trouble. haha try going fast with those tires and then get back to me on what ur thoughts about them. ur taller side wall and larger tire will most likely allow ur tire to stretch more at high speeds putting less rubber to the road so unless ur in an autocross event or on a twisty windy road where u cant reach high speeds i think the wider and lower profile tire wins in that sense

 

[dandan2]

i may be wrong but those are my thoughs on that subject

 

[Wagonbacker9]

the setup is designed around autoX, and do you realize the kind of speeds it takes to stretch tires in the way you're describing? These freckin things are Z rated.... so contact patch, not an issue even at speed.

 

[dandan2]

lol my tires on my racing harts were z rated and at 130 mph there was hardly any rubber on the road. u could feel it, it was like i was almost floating.

 

[dandan2]

and i think the rating just stands for how long the tire can withstand certian speeds not how they perform at high speeds. i might be wrong im not a tire guru

 

[Wagonbacker9]

that feeling is because you were traveling 130 mph, having nothing to do with contact patch size. and the letter corresponds to a speed the tire is rated safe at, having nothing to do with duration.

 

[dandan2]

that feeling is because you were traveling 130 mph, having nothing to do with contact patch size. and the letter corresponds to a speed the tire is rated safe at, having nothing to do with duration.

is that what i just said?(boom03)

 

[dandan2]

and speed of tire rotation has everything to do with the contack patch.

 

[njaremka]

Wagon- looks great!