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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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Help me pick out some tires

Here's the deal, I've been running Eagle GSD3's on my stock S lites in the summer and Blizzacks on my 15 inch Konig Rewinds in the winter. I can tell a huge difference in weight and really don't want to put the S lites back on so I thought I would pick out a nice high performance summer tire for my Rewinds since I don't have the cash for a new set of rims.

What should I get?
 
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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Here is what i got and very happy 215/40/17 nexen s3000 and ard interspeed wheel


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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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Interesting article about wheel size, wheel weight and shaved vs not shaved in Sports Car (the SCCA magazine). 15 better overall than 16 with 23" dia tires. Wheel weight not a huge factor in lap times (5 lb difference/ corner).
FWIW I have Hankook Z 212 R-S2 and like them better than others I have tried.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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I also have 10 lb wheels weather I need them or not.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by TerryD
Interesting article about wheel size, wheel weight and shaved vs not shaved in Sports Car (the SCCA magazine). 15 better overall than 16 with 23" dia tires. Wheel weight not a huge factor in lap times (5 lb difference/ corner).
FWIW I have Hankook Z 212 R-S2 and like them better than others I have tried.

I wonder about 8-10 lbs per corner?
 
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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You'd think that would matter.
 
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