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« Reply #30 on: October 22, 2005, 05:54:43 AM »
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« Reply #31 on: October 22, 2005, 06:32:29 AM »
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Pretty much like Chicago then. There, they have only two seasons - winter and August, or so the joke goes. Same deal about the potholes, which seemed to be much worse in the city than out of town on the interstates or even the backwater state roads.

I've looked at what you're doing to your car, and it seems like you're not short of a bob or two to spend on it. Have you ever considered NOT disabling that ACS thing every time you drive? It's there to help you! When I did that test yesterday, it wasn't just the wheel spin that made my CC twitch in my pocket - there was also the horrendous jarring felt through the drive train. If you're doing that on each start, something's going to break, eventually, and this is going to become more than a tyre wear whine thread. :cry

I'm still itching to know how often your wheel rims need repairing, given the state of MI roads, if you're running 40/45 profile tyres.


Well beetle, if I was whining I would state I was.  I was simply asking for information on tyres  and stating driving style and what not.  Not sure how you got whining out of it but who am I to say what is and what isn't whining.  And I have never replaced my wheels, my other car I replaced 2.  But that is pretty common up here.  It's easy to avoid the potholes if you see them.  ASC  is put on for the purpose of traction control, and I do use it.  But if I want to get the power down, I turn it off.  Pretty straight forward stuff.

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« Reply #32 on: October 22, 2005, 06:38:51 AM »
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Dunlop SP Sport 8080E 225/45ZR17   (Front tires) didn't feed the family for 2 weeks $300

Dunlop SP Sport 8080E 245/40ZR17  (Obviously the rears) No going out to the bar for a week $400
Sound like pretty good whines to me! Or maybe you were just speaking figuratively. ;)

I once ran right over one of those Chicago potholes. I had no chance to see it. It was daytime, but I had to pass under a railway (ooops, railroad) tunnel thing. Didn't see it coming.  Hit the pothole and my Cod, I thought I'd broken the car in half. :eek: Didn't need a new wheel or rim repair though. Never have. :D

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« Reply #33 on: October 22, 2005, 10:38:45 AM »
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ASC  is put on for the purpose of traction control, and I do use it.  But if I want to get the power down, I turn it off.  Pretty straight forward stuff.


if ACS is for traction control, why would you turn it off to "put the power down"?
(see F-1 racing),

 have you done timed runs with it on and off?

come on , admit it, you just like to "lay down rubber""smoke dem tires"" show the boys how bad your car is"

my advice would be to put really cheap tires on the back, then you can do lots of burnouts in front of your high school without spending too much money.

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« Reply #34 on: October 22, 2005, 10:49:15 AM »
Chris, when you find yourself out in Royal Oak.  Call me, my buddy is a manager at Belle Tire in Scio (outside of A2).  He'll save you a couple hundred on whatever brand you want.  Let me know the Brand, size a couple days in advance and we'll head over if you wish.  Your call bud.

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« Reply #35 on: October 22, 2005, 02:28:33 PM »
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if ACS is for traction control, why would you turn it off to "put the power down"?
(see F-1 racing),

 have you done timed runs with it on and off?

come on , admit it, you just like to "lay down rubber""smoke dem tires"" show the boys how bad your car is"

my advice would be to put really cheap tires on the back, then you can do lots of burnouts in front of your high school without spending too much money.


US131 Motorsports is about 30 miles from my house we can do timed runs on the weekend for 20$  To be honest now that I think about it I never did a comparison.  The problem is this, if you're on a surface (aka road) that has any kind of grime, oil, dirt whatever if the wheels start to spin you lose power.  I noticed the first time I turned it off the car accelerated a lot faster without it off.  

Yes, I do like to smoke dem tires as you put it lol, not for the above reason though :P  Karaya, my brother lives in RO, and I know that store.  I am over there at least once a month visiting and will def give ya a call on that!  Well if ya read between the lines beetle I was making a slight joke:aok  I know the potholes in Chicago very well, comp I work for has a showroom in Merchandise Mart and I frequented it a lot.  Also got food poisoning from Pizza Uno lol.  Great town, and I couldn't imagine being there right now cuz of the Sox.

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« Reply #36 on: October 22, 2005, 03:06:37 PM »
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beetle I was making a slight joke:aok  I know the potholes in Chicago very well, comp I work for has a showroom in Merchandise Mart and I frequented it a lot.  Also got food poisoning from Pizza Uno lol.  Great town, and I couldn't imagine being there right now cuz of the Sox.
LOL - OK then.  I was going to post what john9001 said ^  :)

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« Reply #37 on: October 22, 2005, 03:37:34 PM »
Chris ... I'll bet these would get ya thru the winter ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BRIDGESTONE-BLIZZAK-225-50-R16-BMW-PORSCHE-AUDI-MERCEDE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ66474QQitemZ8008079133QQrdZ1

"Buy it Now" for $250.00 for 4 tires ... no bad.

I wouldn't go with 18" wheels on that car (and if ya do ... you gotta go 18s all-around ... not just the rears) for all the reasons that Crow pointed out. I don't know, but I have to believe that the car came stock with 16 inchers so kicking it up to 17s is cool, but 18s is another story ... you would probably need special wheels to get the correct offset, else you will have rubbing problems. Icer has a 964 also, and mounted 18 inchers ... special made Fikses ($4000.00 just for the wheels) with the correct offsets. Really nice looking, but too much jing for my wallet.

Stick with the 17 inchers ... lower it and swap out the shocks. I have H&R Coil-Overs with Bilsteins all-around (corner balanced) ... like riding on rails ... and it got rid of the "SUV" look that stock 964s have. Cars like ours is all about going around corners ... straight line speed ... boring.

Gonna be at Watkins Glen this Monday and Tuesday running Icer's '78 911 SC track car around ... weather looks chitty ... but we got our fingers crossed. Next season I will be taking my 964 to Lime Rock and Watkins.
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« Reply #38 on: October 22, 2005, 03:49:38 PM »
Compare tires, and comments from your peers:

http://www.tirerack.com

I just picked up some Eagle F1's for my bmw.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Eagle+F1+GS-D3#Survey

My car doesn't see snow. It gets grounded if the temp drops below 37 degrees.
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« Reply #39 on: October 22, 2005, 04:00:30 PM »
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Compare tires, and comments from your peers:

http://www.tirerack.com

I just picked up some Eagle F1's for my bmw.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Eagle+F1+GS-D3#Survey

My car doesn't see snow. It gets grounded if the temp drops below 37 degrees.


Mine is garaged too ... it will never see the white stuff (except for a short run to keep things moving ... only on a nice day).

I really like those tires too ... I want to get them "next" season. Let me know how they feel.
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« Reply #40 on: October 22, 2005, 04:03:02 PM »
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Mine is garaged too ... it will never see the white stuff (except for a short run to keep things moving ... only on a nice day).

I really like those tires too ... I want to get them "next" season. Let me know how they feel.


I have about 5,000 miles on them. Very quiet compared to the Yoko AV100's I had on before these. When the temp is up above 70, they really stick to the road when highspeed cornering.  No tramlining whatsoever.  Considering they're a softer rubber, I'll probably only get 20,000 miles out of them. The Yoko AV100s went 30,000, but DAMN they were just too loud after 5k or so on them.

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« Reply #41 on: October 22, 2005, 04:15:29 PM »
Slap,

The 16 is standard and can be upgraded to the 17.  After reading what has been posted will stick with the 17 more then likely.  We have had mild winters surprisingly up here last couple years and the snow stopped after January pretty much.  Won't drive it as much in the winter as the summer, but I still love taking it out no matter the weather.  That Ebay listing has been removed so I didn't get a chance to check it out :(

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« Reply #42 on: October 22, 2005, 07:41:55 PM »
Rip,

I have those tires.  No matter what, stick to your decision not to drive them in the snow.
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« Reply #43 on: October 22, 2005, 08:10:54 PM »
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Rip,

I have those tires.  No matter what, stick to your decision not to drive them in the snow.


You chanced it once? Heh, bet that was an eye opener!  

The 4X4 is for cold weather.