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Tires, 215/50-16. Discuss!

I went to the 225's for my SVT as well. At the time (~2001) I went with the Michelin XGT H4 and was very pleased. I gave up some grip under heavy cornering and heavy braking, but they last triple what the stockers do. Also - the originals were kinda scary, but the Michelins were OK. I am up for a next set and I am debating the XGT Z4 or some of the other Michelin tires.
 
And that is easy to fix. Climb under the car on flat ground right behind the rear wheel. Look at the arch in the fender liner and notice how much the arch is improved when you gently push the fender in a little bit. With very little effert you can gain over a half inch.

So with a little inginuity and a handful of plastic ties, you can suck the fender in a little and gain the clearance needed to keep the tires from rubbing. On the right side, I needed to pull down the shield above the gas filler pipe to find a hole in the frame to attach one side. The other side took a small hole drilled in the fender lip. I daisy chained three ties together, one on each end one large one to go between them. On the left side, nothing had to be moved.

Before doing this, I had ocassional rubbing, especially with rear passengers. I have not had any rubbing since pulling the fenders in slightly.
 
I've got them.

I've got them.

How do you guy feel about Kumho ECSTA ASX's?

I has the ecsta asx's they are pretty good tires, I've gotten a good 25,000 miles out of my first two its time for new ones and Im gonna get the same thing since I can't beat the price. I also have 225's and I was looking on here to see if anyone has any rubbing problems on the front. I think the problem is the 23 freeway being all tore up since the tires ran better before i had to take it to work every day. Did I mention you can't beat 70.00-80.00 bucks for all season high performance tires??
 
Pics of 225/50/16's and 225/45/16's and maybe some 215/50/16's would help with a comparo for everyone. I dont have any good pics up yet to post of the stock size. I would be intrested in switching to 225's if they look okay.

From the back they look dead sexy! mmm a wide tire looks so mean to me! I love it.

I <3 my 225/50/16's

and IIRC mine never rubbed :shrug:
 
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