Minnesota Focus Owners Club

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:13 am**

I've got my 18" wheels and they need new tires bad, so im looking for cheap tires.

one thing I've noticed is that 245/40/18's are cheaper than 245/35/18's will going from 35 to 40's make that much of a difference? I've got coilovers so I can easily adjust my setup to accomidate for teh increased side wall. Just wondering what you all think.

- Josh

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:33 am**

i'll definetly go with 40.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:36 pm**

You can get away with that wide of a tire?

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:38 pm**

i think they are 245's, I could be wrong. I just started looking at tire prices. Maybe they are 225's I'll have to look when I get home. I just know whatever they are, they are wide as fuck.

- Josh

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:16 pm**

i'm pretty sure yours is 225. I asked you before. i would go with 215 if the rims not that wide.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:36 pm**

Tires are spendy at that size. http://www.edgeracing.com/tires/2254018/
My friend realy likes the Falken Ziex Ze 512. And is on his third set. And there only $80.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:42 pm**

I doubt those 18s are 245.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:36 pm**

Pappy wrote: I doubt those 18s are 245.

no shit. My 18s I picked up are wide as hell. 215/35R18. Even tho they say they are 215, they are still an inch wider then my 215/45R17 tires. I still don't understand that.

Heres a comparison photo. I don't know why the sizes are so different, but my 17's rubbed, so I'll be lucky if these don't.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:40 pm**

maybe they're 225, like i said i havn't looked at them since i've taken them off my car. But Edge racing for $80/tire is damn good.

- Josh

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:34 pm**

cheap? http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/reifenbest ... 03&dsco=35

btw, that website has a whole lot of other tires (not just cheap ship either)

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:32 pm**

umdivx wrote: maybe they're 225, like i said i havn't looked at them since i've taken them off my car. But Edge racing for $80/tire is damn good.

- Josh

discounttiredirect might be cheap too. at least in my case 215/50/17

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:38 pm**

Wish I could find a 185 and a 195 in a 18"...

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:04 pm**

o2designs wrote: Wish I could find a 185 and a 195 in a 18"...

Why so narrow?

- Josh

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:08 pm**

umdivx wrote:
o2designs wrote:Wish I could find a 185 and a 195 in a 18"...

Why so narrow?

- Josh

stretch?

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:23 pm**

Alittle something like this....