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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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Pics of my new Enkei J10 17" and Barum Tires

Well I finally wore out (the front anyway) my OEM runflats and got some performance tires. I was considering Yokahoma ES-100s but I would be using my tires all year around and was worried about wet/winter driving (living in SC, we get a lot of rain and about 5 days of snow). So I'm going to try out a set of Barum Bravuris tires (415/40 17). So far, all I can say is that they handle much, much better and they are much, much quieter than my runflat OEMs. I'll post some more when see how they wear.

I also purchased a set of Enkei J10 17s as well... Me likey!

Let me know what you think (don't hate).










 
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 06:57 AM
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Very nice! How much, and where from?
 
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 07:11 AM
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Hey those look really good!
 
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 07:19 AM
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Wheels are nice. Keep us updated on the tires. We are always looking for a tire that grips with as liitle noice as possible.


Nice grill work, too.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 07:31 AM
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Looks good
 
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 08:43 AM
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looks pretty small for a 415 tire
 
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 08:58 AM
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yea! im surprised no one caught that so far
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looks pretty small for a 415 tire
 
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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I like the color combo! Those wheels look a lot like mine, too!
 
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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YEA, YEA, I screwed up. I meant to say they are 215/40-17 and NOT 415/40-17 (that would be some pretty damn wide tires).
 
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 05:09 AM
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the tire wheel package looks great!

however that grill work needs something else ... maybe some trim around it ... but the car as is now with them, looks really front heavy ... visually.
 
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