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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
I know Dean... I'm just saying that if you had looked ahead a little more when you were buying this car you could have been running the optimal tier and wheel package at a minimal increase in cost for the first few years.
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Kevin, I knew about 285s and 18s when I made my purchase. The day I want to pay Porsche prices for tires, I'll buy a Porsche thank you very much. If Tyson etc. wants to spend that kind of money on tires and wheels, more power to them.
Argh... I agree 18s are everywhere, but my point is that 285s will never be commonplace. Except maybe as rears on high HP RWD cars, they are not a reasonable street tire. They will hunt like the dickens, eat gas, and just plain be a pain.
Also as the sidewalls get shorter, you MUST use the right width wheels or risk bead failure under load. 285/30/18s on 8.5" wheels is just silly. That is almost 3" worth of tire with that has to be compensated for in on a 30 profile, compared to 2" on a 40 series 255 on an 8" which is even a little much...
And Scott already re-explained the hub conversion.
I bought the car I wanted, fully informed. I do not regret my selection. I wish all 285 tire purchasers the best of luck. I'm going to keep trying to drive better on my cheap bastard compromise thank you very much.
By the way, I hear 285s on 18s are the right solution for SP Legacy's... Go for it....
