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Pretty wheels! Now tires?

Reply #15 –
Not my best work but check it out
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Honda owners are like rabbits......they hide under your shed during the winter and then 30 of them come popping out around spring.
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Pretty wheels! Now tires?

Reply #16 –
Quote from: capitlj
Not my best work but check it out


Lol, nice work.

Acutally I took today off to finish the wheels.  All I had to use was this.  And I went from this to ...



The clear coat paint is specifically made for alloy wheels.  It even has a little metallic flake in it to make them really sparkle.  Now I just need to save for some good tires (I really wish I could get some of the Goodyear's with the raised yellow lettering) and then I will find a nice spot to do some burnouts and take some pics.  Then more pics after I get the tires mounted.  God help them if they put the clip on wieghts on the outside of the rim after I ask them to put the weights on the inside.  I spent way too much time cleaning off the corrosion and damage from the clip on weights to let them put those on again!

Pretty wheels! Now tires?

Reply #17 –
Wow, that looks  good...
seeing as I'm gonna be out your way very soon...what say you do mine for me ;)
BTW, going to Powell :D
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Pretty wheels! Now tires?

Reply #18 –
Ooooo, Powell!  I spent a month there one week.  So what object in Powell has enough denisty that its gravitational field is drawing you towards it?

As for doing your wheels...  I can let you borrow the stuff to do it yourself!  :D

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Reply #19 –
Well...lol, there is a hell of a pull on me, i'll tell ya!
I was out there once about 12 years ago, always wanted to go back.
So..now, I finally am, lol. I plan on spendin' a lot longer than a month OR week there...:D
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Pretty wheels! Now tires?

Reply #20 –
Woohoo!  You mean I will have someone on the forums who lives in the same state?

I started looking at tires for the snowflakes, I really would like to get them changed before it starts to snow here.  The 235/60 R15 Radial T/A's that I have on the Bird right now are pretty much worthless in the snow.  I literally sat at a stoplight last winter, facing slightly uphill, brakes on, and I slid backwards about a foot before I realized it was me moving and not the rest of the city.  (Go figure)  And that was just some wet snow!  Good thing too cause I hit the gas and dug through the snow to the pavement, otherwise I would have hit the car behind me.

So, Im thinking about some 245/50 R16's on the snowflakes.  Hopefully give me a bigger footprint.  I read the post on the spoogeho tires (well, most of it...) and I was thinking about maybe getting the ECSTA ASX series.  But they their snow rating is a little lower than I would like.  I noticed some Dunlop SP Sport A2 tires with a little better rating in the snow for about the same price.  Anyone have any particular beefs with these tires?  Got a better idea for me?

Pretty wheels! Now tires?

Reply #21 –
Oh yeah my 265/50R15 cooper cobras are  on snow i parked my car at a gas station one day last winter and got out started walking in and i saw movement out of the corner of my eye and my car was slowly going down the hill i thought my tranny let go but no it left two nice long stripes in the ice about 20 feet worth i took pictures but i dont think i have them nemore.  Good think there was nothing behind me.  As far as tires go i love my cobras as long as im on dry pavement they are magic.  But I will probibly be buying snow tires this year for my polycasts or maybe ill buy some snowflakes for winter wheels.
Quote from: Krazy_Kling;210178
Honda owners are like rabbits......they hide under your shed during the winter and then 30 of them come popping out around spring.
ASE certified parts specialist.
1988 Mercury Cougar Blue Max edition. SOLD
2004 Impala
My Cardomain http://www.cardomain.com/ride/799588

Pretty wheels! Now tires?

Reply #22 –
These are what I have. Actually I like them so much that I have them on 2 of my cars.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+G+009&vehicleSearch=true&partnum=45HR6G009&fromCompare1=yes&place=0&speed_rating=HR&speed_rating=VR&speed_rating=ZR&speed_rating=WR&speed_rating=YR

Pretty wheels! Now tires?

Reply #23 –
Aha, another person who thinks Cooper Cobras are bad on snow.  I'm on my second set now and apparently they changed the tread compound, because they are much better than the first set...but still not good.
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Reply #24 –
Well, my first post on this board, I think.

Anyway, this may sound counterintuitive, but you want the narrowest tire you can possibly stand to have for snow tires (or at least the narrowest that will fit on your wheels).  A wider tire tends to "float" over snow more than a more narrow tire.  There's more force pushing down on the pavement per square inch for a narrow tire...not so critical on dry pavement, but on rain, snow, or ice, it's everything.

I'm afraid that's not a very scientific explanation, but hopefully it'll suffice for now.

Pat

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Reply #25 –
Quote from: PatsPOS
Well, my first post on this board, I think.

Anyway, this may sound counterintuitive, but you want the narrowest tire you can possibly stand to have for snow tires (or at least the narrowest that will fit on your wheels).  A wider tire tends to "float" over snow more than a more narrow tire.  There's more force pushing down on the pavement per square inch for a narrow tire...not so critical on dry pavement, but on rain, snow, or ice, it's everything.

I'm afraid that's not a very scientific explanation, but hopefully it'll suffice for now.

Pat


Normally yes, but we dont get a LOT of snow around here, just a few inches and then it freezes.  Meaning I end up driving on packed snow and ice most of the time.  Surface area is more important in that case.

83Heritage, I looked at those tires too, but $108 per tire is a little steep for me right now.  Maybe if I get lucky and find some for cheap...

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Reply #26 –
Im funning Falken Ziex Ze 512's, in 245/50/16, but im not sure how they are in the snow, got em on over the summer.
It's Gumby's fault.

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Reply #27 –
Runnin the spoogeho's here,,, love em.. 245/50 r16  Gona be fun this winter... but I have my eye on some stocker wheels on a car at the junkyard with some nice 14"s
One 88

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Reply #28 –
Didn't you do the TC brake upgrade, Claude? If so, forget about the 14's - my 15" ten-holes clear the calipers by about 1/8 inch
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Pretty wheels! Now tires?

Reply #29 –
Quote from: CougarSE
Runnin the spoogeho's here,,, love em.. 245/50 r16  Gona be fun this winter... but I have my eye on some stocker wheels on a car at the junkyard with some nice 14"s


Do you have any problems with the tires rubbing when yuo turn the wheel all the way?  Thats the one thing I am concerned about with 245 series tires.