I was in the market for tires a few weeks ago. The autocross/HPDE season is starting and I wanted something with a grip of grip.
My 225F and 255R Dunlop starspecs were awesome, and got me thru 2 seasons of HPDEing and around 5000 street miles. So they lasted a LONG time. They've been through everything. They gripped well in the rain as well. ALL the way to the bitter end lol. This is what the rears looked like when I got rid of them:
The car had a pretty wicked tendency to oversteer. I was hoping to reel that in for something more neutral...but I didn't want the car to understeer either. I was thinking 265/40/17 but was afraid they were going to look goofy.
I only found one person with pics clear enough to see. After some agonizing, I decided to get them because his car looked great.
I got 225s for the front again.
My friend works at Discount tire and I was able to get an awesome price.
The 265s actually run wide...so they're very close to 275s. They're F'ing WIDE.
When I initially put them on, I was a little unhappy lol. The sidewall looked HUGE and they looked off-roady. Plus they were scraping on everything. They bulged WAY outta the fender.
I was about to just have them swapped out for 255s...but decided to get an alignment first to see if I could tuck them into the fender a little better.
Thanks to my awesome alignment guy at Merlin's in Aurora, IL....the car was lined up reaaaaaaalll nice. I have friends everywhere lol.
The rear camber is set at -3.1 degrees. The rear toe is set to .15degrees positive.
Once the car was lined up, the tires looked GREAT. I actually got 3 different people (including a girl
) on the same day saying that the car looked awesome. I had my friend drive it while I drove behind him in his car and yeah...the car looked awesome. Super agressive.
I haven't had a chance to autocross or HPDE on them yet. The car does exhibit less oversteer...but I'm afraid it's going to push now. I had the rear toe aligned to the outer limit of "out". They're still within the spec window..but as far negative as possible. So that might help with some of the push on the track.
They do look great, though lol. The rear fenders were already rolled and the bumper tab re-located from the old 255 setup. But I did cut away a buncha plastic from the bumper than the tires were scraping on. I don't think that the tires are scraping on the quarter panel at all...and after cutting away the bumper, I haven't heard any scrapes. So...so far so good.
Anyway, here are some pics to help out people deciding whether they want 265s or not. I am a notorioiusly bad photographer lol. Plus I had to do these quick because the shop was closing.
Lots of pics, though:
Wheel specs are 17X7.5 and 17X9 + 45 all around.
My 225F and 255R Dunlop starspecs were awesome, and got me thru 2 seasons of HPDEing and around 5000 street miles. So they lasted a LONG time. They've been through everything. They gripped well in the rain as well. ALL the way to the bitter end lol. This is what the rears looked like when I got rid of them:
The car had a pretty wicked tendency to oversteer. I was hoping to reel that in for something more neutral...but I didn't want the car to understeer either. I was thinking 265/40/17 but was afraid they were going to look goofy.
I only found one person with pics clear enough to see. After some agonizing, I decided to get them because his car looked great.
I got 225s for the front again.
My friend works at Discount tire and I was able to get an awesome price.
The 265s actually run wide...so they're very close to 275s. They're F'ing WIDE.
When I initially put them on, I was a little unhappy lol. The sidewall looked HUGE and they looked off-roady. Plus they were scraping on everything. They bulged WAY outta the fender.
I was about to just have them swapped out for 255s...but decided to get an alignment first to see if I could tuck them into the fender a little better.
Thanks to my awesome alignment guy at Merlin's in Aurora, IL....the car was lined up reaaaaaaalll nice. I have friends everywhere lol.
The rear camber is set at -3.1 degrees. The rear toe is set to .15degrees positive.
Once the car was lined up, the tires looked GREAT. I actually got 3 different people (including a girl
) on the same day saying that the car looked awesome. I had my friend drive it while I drove behind him in his car and yeah...the car looked awesome. Super agressive. I haven't had a chance to autocross or HPDE on them yet. The car does exhibit less oversteer...but I'm afraid it's going to push now. I had the rear toe aligned to the outer limit of "out". They're still within the spec window..but as far negative as possible. So that might help with some of the push on the track.
They do look great, though lol. The rear fenders were already rolled and the bumper tab re-located from the old 255 setup. But I did cut away a buncha plastic from the bumper than the tires were scraping on. I don't think that the tires are scraping on the quarter panel at all...and after cutting away the bumper, I haven't heard any scrapes. So...so far so good.
Anyway, here are some pics to help out people deciding whether they want 265s or not. I am a notorioiusly bad photographer lol. Plus I had to do these quick because the shop was closing.
Lots of pics, though:
Wheel specs are 17X7.5 and 17X9 + 45 all around.
you planning on trying to keep up with my race-car gtp in the corners or what?
