Which wheel setup is more ideal of Vancouver roads
 

looking for some opinions.

will be upgrading rims, current ones are 18" with (225/40) tires all around.


new setup could be either one of the two:

18" with (235/40) front, and (275/35) in the rear

or

19" with (235/35) front, and (275/30) in the rear.


Reason I make this thread is because we have a lot of bad roads in the lower mainland and the GVA... I'm not sure if running low profile tires will be all that great when encountering shitty roads, I think it's already pretty bad with 40's. If there isn't much difference between 40/35 in the front and 35/30 in the rear I'll go with 19" .

My guess is bigger tires would do better on our roads.

30/35 is a very skinny tire man. What is the width of the wheels you have in mind?

they are 8.5" in the front and 10" in the rear.

but width isn't really what matters here,

it's just either 18 or 19, 19's just look a bit better that's why I am considering them... but 18's I think would be better for these roads becuase of thicker tires.

I'm running 19x8.5 with 235/35/19 and 19x10.5 with 275/30/19 and they work fine for me, I'm in Surrey however but I do go into Vancouver quite often
works fine for me, just gotta watch out for bumps/potholes

I drove from here to Montreal on 35 series tires man, and prior to that drove for 2 years around town with same setup. Never damaged a wheel nor bubbled a tire.

it's all about knowing your route and your roads, I know all the roads I drive on around the city like the back of my hand.


and by the way if you end up doing the 19's with 35 and 30 series go with one of the tires that run larger than true size so they will be able to take more of a beating.

my old setup was actually Nankang NS2's they run small, and I still got around no issues.

Here's a list of which tires run what


SMALL:
* Falken ST115
* Falken ZE-512
* Falken FK451 (D)
* Fuzion ZRi
* Nankang NS-II

TRUE:
* Nitto 555 Extreme
* Michelin Pilot Sport
* Dunlop SP Sport
* Hankook 104
* Hankook v12 K110
* Hankook v4 H105s
* Toyo T1S
* Toyo Proxy 4
* Yokohama S.Drive
* Avon Tech M500
* Nitto Neo ?? Gen
* Ultrac Giugiaro
* Nexen N3000--> Square sidewall

LARGE:
* Continental Contisport
* BF Goodrich g-Force KDW
* General UHP
* Bridgestone S03
* Kumho SPT
* Federal ss595
* Pirelli P-Zero Line
* Goodyear F1 Line
* Falken FK452
* Cooper Zeon 2XS
* Kumho Ecsta Supra 712
* Ultrac Sessanta
* Proxes T1R -->Rounded sidewall
* Wanli S-1099
* Nitto Invo
* Wanli S-1088

alright thanks, some good info

are the nankang NS2's any good btw? I heard they are some of the cheapest and are good for the money. I will probably get all season performance tires when the rain starts going down, I assume the nankang's are summer?

Nankans served me really well in the rain, I think they are described as all weather. Because I remember when I ordered my wheel tire package the only reason I went with Nankangs because it said they were all season or something along those lines, all the other ones were ultra summer performance tires. And it rains here a lot I wanted all season.
I had Michelin PS2's before and when switching to the Nankangs I didn't notice any loss of traction in wet weather. But then again I drive like a bitch, so I never really got to the point of fully testing it.

yea they're a midrange tire, but got roughly 4.5 stars out of 5 on one of those popular tire websites from thousands of reviews, which is a damn decent score


My next set is General Exclaim UHP in 245/35/20 and 285/30/20 's for my new wheels, stepping my game up a little bit. The Generals are known to stretch really well, and can take a helluva beating. Most of the HellaFlush guys are running these tires down in Cali and Texas.

sorry, noob here, what do you mean "larger than true" size?

/grasps flame repellent blanket

35 series sidewall is fine, and it feels fine

Sounds awesome!

Reason I asked is becuase the rims I was looking at can come in a package with these tires mounted, balanced, and shipped all for one price.

^ yea man, so whats up now, you can't leave us hangin bro, what kind of wheels are you getting ? :thumbsup:



no biggie man, most automotive enthusiasts don't even know about this. Only track guys really know their tire stuff. But it's basically exactly what it sounds like, there is the industry standard for diameter and then there's certain tires that run a bit larger or smaller than this standard.

Thanks for the info, I've actually been looking for new tires also

nothing special really, they are mrr gt1 wheels, mostly mercedes and BMW rock them, but they should look interesting on my car.

here is how they look:

http://www.d2autosport.com/gallery/330nil/330nil4.jpg

i think your volks looks better than MRR.

SG! was running the mrr gt1 on his old GS300 and they look pretty good.
they're just a bitch to clean and maintain.

in this case, i'd definitely pick the 19s with 235/35 and 275/30. like g-spec said, it's all about knowing your routes and roads.

for the tires that run large, i've used both falken fk452 and kumho ecsta spt, and the kumho runs larger than the falken. i mounted a 245/35 on a 9.5" and there was barely any stretch, if not, it was almost square. i ended up using a 225 on the 9.5

for the falken fk452, i used a 235/35 on a 8.5" and there was a tiny stretch.

the kumho SPT are nice n comfy for daily driving. (based on experience)

but they are 7.5" width front and back

that's horrible.

I need more beef.

the package I was looking comes with 235 front and 265 rear (nankang NS2)

what colour of the rims are you getting? maybe you can have the centercaps colour-matched to the colour of the rims. that bimmer pic you posted, the rims would probably be better if the caps were black too:)

I had 19x9 235/35/19 and 19x10 275/30/19 on my Supra before I swapped over to something bigger and I had zero issues with comfort while driving. The 30/35 are almost standard on Supra's/350's...ect ect when upgrading to to aftermarket wheels, also most wheel manufacturers/ retailers will give bigger discounts on 235 30/ 275 35 tire combo because it soo common compared to something like a 265/315 combo. What you do ever please DO NOT run a stretched look on the supra keep the big beefy sidewall just incase you need alittle more beef to put the power down to where/when you need it.

isnt the thinner the rubber, the more the bumps become more prominent?

I have 245/35/20 on 9.5" wheels and 275/30/20 on 10.5" wheels and my stocks were 245/45/18 on 8" wheels.
The ride feels similar, if anything...lowering my car made me really feel the bumps and such on the road.

Also, I've driven onto gravel roads and into parking lots full of rocks (ex. at Cultus Lake)...had no problems!

Back to your question, I would choose: 19" with (235/35) front and (275/30) rear

Go from main street skytrain up on first ave till u hit the bridge right now and you'll know which tire setup u want.

im running 35 in ther ear, havnt had a problem. all though i did go to 40 from 35 on my fronts and noticed a dramatic change..

dramatic as in how? ^

bumpy roads with cracks/holes even right now are a pain... I donno.

my bumper is sitting 2 1/2" from the ground, from the side about 3" so it's pretty low./

Here's what you need for Vancouver roads

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2cCWjHaZUA...onster-car.jpg

i'd 245/35/19 on 19x8 and 295/30/19 on 19x10 wheels and it's fine on my M3, but once i've the stock 18's with yokohama AD07s back on, I'd never look back