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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 08:14 PM
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Cusco front A arms + SPL rear camber adjusters tuned or 265 tires all around?
Right now I have cusco sway bars, on Thursday or so I should have tokicko springs and dampeners in. I was thinking what I should do next for handling. Damn suspension is addicting. I wasd also thinking abouyt the gt spec kit,

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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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"Tuned" as in set to yield the best temp's across the tread as discovered with a Tire pyrometer? Or tuned to a educated guess as in the law of averages of what many before you have said works for them?

And 265's as in RT-615 265/35-18?

What tire setup are you on now?

You may want to run your new shock/spring setup for a few hundred miles before you do your next purchase
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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Yes actually RT-615s, how'd you know? I was going to do 265/35 front, 265/40 in the rear- If I can find 265/30 front, 265/35 rear, i'll do that too.
Tuned as in what feels right. This is NOT a track use setup, more or less street use/fun use. I dont mind excellerating tire wear as long as its not unusually fast (i.e. 5k miles out of tires that should get 20k..15k is acceptable).

I WILL be runing the shock springs for atleast 3-4k miles before the next purchace. I like to feel the goods out before moving on, but I'm just planning so I dont waste money.
Right now Im on a ****ty set of tires that were on sale..Kuhmo ASX, 245/40 front, 275/40 rear. Major time oversteer, whips back very hard in the winter during hard turns and becomes greasy and very slidy when hot. If i go with the tire setup, ill kill these tires first.
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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Ive had RT-615s, and I loved them - need to buy more now
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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Also you need to watch the tire sizes available for those Falkens... they do not have a 265/40 or a 265/30. I wanted to try and shove a 315/30 on the back of my car, but am worried because they list the overall diameter as 25.6", and the fronts would be 275/35s which are the same OD at 25.6". I am worried about VDC issues this way. The only other option is to run a 295/40 in the rear, but that is a pretty tall tire and may give similar VDC issues... I just dunno now. You can go here to see sizes offered:

http://falkentire.com/rt615_sizes.html
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Boo. There goes my idea. Ill do 255/35 and 275/35 than. My car is getting dropped 1'' so perhaps the change up will look nicer. I was also thinking just sticking with 245/40 and 285/35.
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Originally Posted by plumpzz
Boo. There goes my idea. Ill do 255/35 and 275/35 than. My car is getting dropped 1'' so perhaps the change up will look nicer. I was also thinking just sticking with 245/40 and 285/35.
no 255/35 either - I love these tires, but I hate the sizes they offer...
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by plumpzz
Boo. There goes my idea. Ill do 255/35 and 275/35 than. My car is getting dropped 1'' so perhaps the change up will look nicer. I was also thinking just sticking with 245/40 and 285/35.
wow ive done 275 on the back now i wonder about a 285????? hmmm i dunno
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