DFW Mounting & Balancing?
In addition to being picky, I'm also self centered 
haha. ill see what i can do.. if i cant get the tires real cheap, i can certainly save you some $$$ on mounting and balancing.. in 6 months ill be doing alignments too..
im talking to a buddy of mine to see if he will do alignments for the evo community too.. he does spec miata and honda stuff right now, but supposedly hes the best.
im talking to a buddy of mine to see if he will do alignments for the evo community too.. he does spec miata and honda stuff right now, but supposedly hes the best.
prices? what kind of tires? 245/45/17
we have these new eagle GT tires that are supposedly badass.. i put some on an STI and the guy came back to get an oil change like a week later and i asked him about the tires and he said their pretty badass.. i think i can get them for like 100 bucks a tire? ill check tomorow.
also eagle f1s are really good.. eagle f1 all seasons are super good all season tires too
we have these new eagle GT tires that are supposedly badass.. i put some on an STI and the guy came back to get an oil change like a week later and i asked him about the tires and he said their pretty badass.. i think i can get them for like 100 bucks a tire? ill check tomorow.
also eagle f1s are really good.. eagle f1 all seasons are super good all season tires too
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And I would be hacked off considering how much I paid for my 245/40 17s. On the other hand, I would be happy about the next set that I purchased at that price.
ok i looked up some common sizes and prices for both stars and dz101s
prices are give or take a few dollars and prices are PER tire and installed
245 40 18 -170
245 40 17 -150
245 45 17 -120
245 45 18 -170
255 40 17 -136
DZ101s (super cheap!)
245 45 17 -90
245 45 18 -130
245 40 17 -98
245 40 18 -115
255 40 17 -95
will not ship.
also, the star specs are only stocked in a warehouse in michigan. atleast thats where we get them, no goodyear in texas has stars in stock
prices are just barley above what the store gets them for.. (store makes very little money off of the tires you would buy from me) and i will install them. untill then i can refer some of you spec alignment guys to a guy named brandon bud, he works at NTB
Location -- SW corner of 121 and Grapevine Mills Pkwy -- NTB (National Tire & Battery)
he can do almost any ride height with some lift hes got, hes verrry good at making extreamly aggressive alignments!
prices are give or take a few dollars and prices are PER tire and installed
245 40 18 -170
245 40 17 -150
245 45 17 -120
245 45 18 -170
255 40 17 -136
DZ101s (super cheap!)
245 45 17 -90
245 45 18 -130
245 40 17 -98
245 40 18 -115
255 40 17 -95
will not ship.
also, the star specs are only stocked in a warehouse in michigan. atleast thats where we get them, no goodyear in texas has stars in stock
prices are just barley above what the store gets them for.. (store makes very little money off of the tires you would buy from me) and i will install them. untill then i can refer some of you spec alignment guys to a guy named brandon bud, he works at NTB
Location -- SW corner of 121 and Grapevine Mills Pkwy -- NTB (National Tire & Battery)
he can do almost any ride height with some lift hes got, hes verrry good at making extreamly aggressive alignments!
Last edited by booster9; Sep 26, 2008 at 08:55 PM.
do 255 40 17s fit on a SE wheel? because those are cheaper than the 245 40 17s.
if no one knows we have some dz101s in 255 40 17 and ill test fit them on one of my evo8 wheels
if no one knows we have some dz101s in 255 40 17 and ill test fit them on one of my evo8 wheels
what's the stock SE wheel size?
The issue is going to be that going from 245/40 to 255/40 your car's speedo will be off and your car will be slower (since you are effectively reducing your final gearing).
The issue is going to be that going from 245/40 to 255/40 your car's speedo will be off and your car will be slower (since you are effectively reducing your final gearing).
SE is the same as ixs the panel says 235 45 17.. but the stock advans i pulled off where 245s, the speedo wouldnt be off if the tire was wider, but it would if it was smaller.. anyways i plan on getting some 18" +28 enkei NTOM+3s from work soon
Dude... you change the tire size (width) and don't mess with the aspect ratio and you change the speedo.
A 245/40/17 vs. a 255/40/17 has a smaller overall diameter and will make the car feel faster (buzzier).
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
A 245/40/17 vs. a 255/40/17 has a smaller overall diameter and will make the car feel faster (buzzier).
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
well going from a 235/45/17 to a 255/40/17 changes it by 1.2... you wouldnt even notice that.. says at 100 mph you would actually be going 98.8... which to the naked eye, on a speedometer looks 100. not to mention at 50 youd be doing like 49.9
which dosnt make sence to me, be cause the first part of the number is the width of the tire, which should make any difference, the second is the height of the tire, and the third is the size of the wheel...
im not really sure i believe that, ive worked for tire companys forever, putting alot of crazy sizes on different cars, and this problem has never shown up..
which dosnt make sence to me, be cause the first part of the number is the width of the tire, which should make any difference, the second is the height of the tire, and the third is the size of the wheel...
im not really sure i believe that, ive worked for tire companys forever, putting alot of crazy sizes on different cars, and this problem has never shown up..