question re: rims/tires

[MuShRoOmFaCe]

I know for a fact that I would like to get the Enkei Arashi rims (http://www.enkei.com/PerfSpecPAGES/arashiSpecs.html).

Now, when it comes to tires/tire sizes I am absolutely clueless. What brand/size tires should I be looking at?

[WTF??]

Since youre new to the whole rim/tire upgrade... first just look into what specs (rims size, rim width, offset) you want for your rims then accomadate with your tires

good luck

[DatSRBoi]

STICK WITH PORN. Souping up car is a pain haha.


What tires are you interested in? And yeah. Depends all on what rims you get too.

[Jackass-Jeff]

People buy tires for different reasons...

1. whatever fits their budget
2. they look nice... (tread pattern)
3. they handle well

or a combination of those...

Your stock rim... 205/60 R 16 (16 inch rim that is 6 inches wide)

205 is how wide the tire is from front to back (outer rim face, to inner)

60 is the aspect of how tall the tire is from the rim and is X percent of how wide the tire is... in this case, 60

R16 is the rim size... 16 for 16, 18 for 18, etc

Another example, most people get 18x7.5 or 18x8 here...
The recommended tire size for those rims are 225 (best suited for 8 inch wide rims) 40 (40% of 225, a low profile tire) R 18 (18 inch rim)

For practicallity, an 18 inch rim is great on a Solara. If you're willing to put up w/ a rough ride and doding potholes... then you can go up to 19" rims. Most people that go below 18 usually regret not getting 18+ size rims.

As for tires... they range from having a nice ride quality and being quiet to riding like crap and being ridiculously noisy. I've been through 3 sets of tires on the Solara...

OEM Bridgestone Potenza RE92 (about $140 per tire)- Quiet, nice ride but handled like ass and it wore fast as hell.

Kumho Ecsta 711 (about $70 per tire)- Loud... ok ride for the price and handled well for the price. Got around 15-20K out of the 2 front tires (no rotation) before they were legally bald (2/32)

Pirelli PZero Nero MS (about $190 per tire)- Quite (almost as quiet as the Potenza), awesome ride and handling like no other and it has a higher tread rating than the other 2 (Potenza 140, Ecsta 711 320, Pirelli 400)

You do get what you pay for...

Research tires (reviews are the only helpful thing...) on

www.TireRack.com

www.1010Tires.com

[Grazi07]

well, for starters know that anything over an 18" rim might cause some problems with rubbing. Good sizes to look at are 17x7, 18x7.5, and some even have fit 19's on their cars. The range of offset that fits best (without spacers) is roughly between +35 and +42 I believe. As far as brands and sizes, I just ran a poll in the polling booth section about this, check it out to see some peoples responses.

[MuShRoOmFaCe]

Well, as far as I can tell, the wheels I am getting only come in 17x7 size with a 40 offset. What size tires would i be looking to get if I wanted to get low profiles to fit that rim size?

[Jackass-Jeff]

Well, as far as I can tell, the wheels I am getting only come in 17x7 size with a 40 offset. What size tires would i be looking to get if I wanted to get low profiles to fit that rim size?

215 is the size I think... odd size tho.. .most people just put on 225 because the tire size is more common...

[Mole]

How much can you afford?

Your wallet will be the one to take you places.

[cdeez]

How much can you afford?

Your wallet will be the one to take you places.

that right there my friend is so true...

[MuShRoOmFaCe]

money isn't really too much of a concern for me. I'm just putting aside money every time i get a paycheck to go t'words the solara, so it may take a while, but i'll get everything done eventually