new tires on wednesday

[Euphorism]

getting some 225/40/18 nitto neogens all around and an alignment done on wednesday... goodbye bald tires!!!! (burnout)

 

[Euphorism]

so i had the stock potenzas till today.. right around 21k miles on em.. i knew the were bald, but had no idea on how severe until i had a chance to see them pulled off and they were borderline dangerous. the new size i went with does make the gap between the tire and the fender more pronounced, but i think its worth it as far as i can tell with wheel spin. if somebody can chime in on the effect of the new size on the speedometer i would be greatful. as far as 1st impressions go.. cant get much better. i love the look of the new tire.. very aggressive and clean look from the side. i had the chance to do a couple take offs from varying rpms and didnt get spin till about 3k rpm, and it wasnt a full rotation from the feel of the launch. cornering is a HUGE improvement and no squeel from the couple hard turns i took.. and one of them the potenzas always let loose on even when they were brand new.. and the nittos just grabbed like glue. so far i have to say im very impressed.

 

[jon619]

if somebody can chime in on the effect of the new size on the speedometer i would be greatful.

You're not off by too much. How much did everything cost? I'm not looking forward to replacing 18in tires.

Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revolutions Speedometer Odometer Difference
215/45-18 3.8" 12.8" 25.6" 80.5" 787/mi 60MPH 10000mi N/A
225/40-18 3.5" 12.5" 25.1" 78.8" 804/mi 61MPH 10212mi -2.1%

 

[Euphorism]

they went for about $100 each on tire rack, but the average cost of mount balance here is $150, so that would have been $550.. but a local place provided the tires mounted/balanced and an alignment check for $600 so i did it that way so i would have a local place to do free rotations every 5k miles.

 

[mazdaspeed32007]

i got my falken 452's put on and aligned/ balanced yada yada for like....600 or 650 or soemthing cliose to it. sick ass tire for sure. great tread life and grips perfect. its not like the azerias? i dont feel like looking up how to spell it...anyhow, its a perfect medium of tread life and grip

 

[bacarl]

What size 452s did you get, and on what size wheel?? I have 235/40 on 18x8+48 and they're terrible for ride and handling.

Sorry to lead off topic euphorism

 

[arkenzo]

Nice! I plan on getting 225/45/18 Neogens too, I'm lowered on eibach springs :-D

Does anyone know if the 225/45 tire will fit without rubbing? they won't have to be stretched on the wheel as much

 

[CnoTataymo]

I just got BFGoodrich G-Force Sports in 225/45/18 and put them on my stockers. I barely rub, it's like taps my fender, nothing really crazy. I'm on BC coilovers and no gap in the front and about a finger in the rear. With 2 passengers, no rub over bumps. With this size, you'll notice feeling bumps. It's so much smoother. But the only complaint I have is that the sidewalls seem to flex more.

 

[chief_wiggum]

I'm running 225/40/18s -- According to the Nuvi, my speedo is off about 4-5 MPH -- speedo says 75, Nuvi says 71. I got the Nuvi after I put the 225/40s on so I don't have a baseline for speedo error on stock size rubber.