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215/45/17 Michelins installed on my JCW

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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 12:00 PM
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215/45/17 Michelins installed on my JCW

I'm really happy with the look of these tires, I got the Michelin Exalta PE2 215/45/17's put on yesterday.
I have not been out today to see how thet act. I'll probably go for a long drive tomorrow and let everybody know how I like/don't like them.
I did add my slime and pump into my cubby hole that is in the trunk.
 
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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I've had these (same size) on my '03 for the past 2 years and love them! Have fun!
 
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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Good choice on the size. Been running that for about 3 years now and 3 sets of tires. Favorite so far: Dunlop Z1. Stiff and sticky.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 05:20 AM
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How do you like the michelins

Now that you have driven the car, how do you like them? How noisy are they?
 
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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I like them a lot.

I just drove to Orlando & back and so far I have 127.5 miles on the new tires. They are way smoother then the Dunlap's ever were. They are much more quite and the steering response is 1000% better. They don't thump when hitting the bridge strips on I-4. and they don't wander on the bumpy concrete curves on I -4. I really think I'm gonna like these tires. I will give an update on how they are when I get a lot more miles on them. I'm sure happy I went with the 215/45/17 size because they just look a whole lot better.
 
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