westpak

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In addition to new tires these are new wheels for me as I got a set of Track Rays therefore no Brembos behind the wheels. I was going from the 17 inch wheels, I went with the 245/45 and 255/45 because they were different from the stock 17 diameters by the same amount therefore should not have any problems with TCS or ABS, none yet, the only difference would be a 2 MPH diff at 70 MPH, but the stock 18 are already 1 MPH difference from the stock 17 so I wasn't to concerned with this. The ride is excellent grip the road much better and just a hair more road noise at highway speed but very little, the whine when you hit the gas at highway speeds is louder. Here are some pics

Scanman

Thanks for the Pics Westpac, The "big" wheel bunch may not find them attractive....... However, for "real world" driving I believe they are the best compromise between performance and drivabilaty.

They have enough sidewall to retain a comfortable ride (quite frankly the Z can be a little harsh) and I'm sure enough grip for any street aplication.

I do hope the front end dosn't feel to heavy now. The Z was so easy to stear as it was...........oh the price of lateral G's


CS track

westpak

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I am not much of a wheel guy but the Rays just called out to me and make the car look so much better. You are right the sidewall might be too big for some but it is about the same as the 17's had so ride is still good, but compared to 18's it is a little more than stock so ride should improve for people with original 18's and it grips so much better than before so performance was definetly improved so no loss here.

And for the track I am going to put some competition Kumho's on my 17's and tear it up, plus my Nismo Sway bars when they get here, so it will be a lot of fun.

Scanman

The "track" wheels are nice for OEM, very light from what I understand. Question for ya.....If you had to do it over again would you go with the 40 series? Or would you feel that would be to small looking?
I still have a chanch to change my order.

westpak

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I think I would go with the 40 instead of the 45 if I had to do it over again.

alex30327

Toyos Proxes T1S 245/45/18 & 255/45/18

Where an the Helll did you find TS1 proxies in this size? I have looked all over the planet, and could not find any Toyo tires with the 245/45/18 & 255/45/18 sizes?

westpak

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I found them on treadepot.com good prices and shipping was only 53 for UPS ground but they are in Atlanta and they got here in 2 days.

alex30327

Sweet! I live in Atlanta, so maybe shiiping will be less. Looks like I will be placing my order tomorrow.

Thanks!

westpak

iTrader: (19)

Great, they are in College Park, which is what? South of the Airport? Maybe you can save 53 bucks and pick them up!! I don't know if that is where the warehouse is or just office.

TXSTYLE

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EXCELLENT choice my man!!! You won't be dissapointed.

bhobson333

I'm looking at replacement tires and found this thread. Damn, I agree about the Rays's looking so much better but they look lonely without the Brembos behind them!

How are the Toyos doing? I've thought about Kumho Ecsta MX's considering the price difference. Do you have any advice for me?

westpak

iTrader: (19)

Love the Toyo's, just did a track event yesterday and I used the Rays because I thought I had a leak in my 17's and they were awsome, but also much softer and wore more than the stock bridgestones did.

I am going to get a set of tires for the 17's to dedicate to track and I am thinking of the MX's because I will be able to drive them to the events without worry of rain as with R compounds and they are cheaper than the Toyo's.

If you are going to drive street only the Toyo's would be good but after yesterday too expensive to use on the track.

apex locator

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thanks for the info

i just ordered the toyos from treadepot also

245/40/18 F
255/45/18 R

$830 shipped

zxsaint

Isn't the back going to sit much taller at 255/45 with 245/40 up front? Is there an advantage to this in terms of performance?

westpak

iTrader: (19)

The difference will only be less than 1/2 in height so not noticeable. As for performace it will probably help with cornering as you will have less sidewall to flex.

On my next set I will probably go with 245/40 and 255/40 as I want to drop the car and the 45 I think might make it a little close during hard driving as in track events.

John

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I really wish they offered a 255/40R18... *sigh*