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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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im still N/A and with the recent mods and now with the tuner added,i cant get thru a gear with out sliding all over the place.I want to go bigger on my 20's and get a tire that has great traction, can someone recomend a good tire that will fit?I cant imagine the issues i will have when the turbo is all done.

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285/30/20
245/35/20
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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you must have ****ty tires on there now...

I have no traction issues with my kdw2s....i also have more profile and that makes a good deal of difference
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Paul,
Im going with 295/40/20 and 245/35/20 here in the next months or so. Im not sure which company makes that size rear but I need that extra little bit with the side exhaust.
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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i have toyo proxies, 60% thread maybe.Im looking to get a bigger tire that can hold some real power, i know these need to go.
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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kdw2's......which i have fore sale(255/45/18), but you need suspension work....LCA a must!!!!!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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Do some suspension work and either ditch the 20's and get some tall sticky tires, or get tall sticky tires mounted on the 20's. I'd bet that having just over 3 inches of sidewall is not helping your traction.
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by one eyed *****
im still N/A and with the recent mods and now with the tuner added,i cant get thru a gear with out sliding all over the place.I want to go bigger on my 20's and get a tire that has great traction, can someone recomend a good tire that will fit?I cant imagine the issues i will have when the turbo is all done.

currently running

285/30/20
245/35/20

I understand your pain. I can light the tires with the throttle alone at 80mph. I have about burned up the stock tires and am going with the tires I put on the last car. Nittos, I think the were envos. Autocross tires. Had about 90% of a drag radial but went around corners real well. Real sticky. A little road hum at 70 though. I think I am going to order another set for this car next week so that I can get at least half throttle down in second.
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 1morepart
kdw2's......which i have fore sale(255/45/18), but you need suspension work....LCA a must!!!!!
jason
yeah,but if i wanted to buy them would you return my PM? how about the plenum cover you are selling and wont even let me know if its already sold, at least return a PM so i can know what up?
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 11:50 PM
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Nittos coming out with a 315/35/20.
Old Jan 11, 2009 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by kpaulhus
Paul,
Im going with 295/40/20 and 245/35/20 here in the next months or so. Im not sure which company makes that size rear but I need that extra little bit with the side exhaust.

not sure if you can do a 40,thats almost 4.65" sidewall,it would add about 3" over all to your tire height.

315/35/20 is a pretty big tire also,not sure if they would clear,its 12.4 inches wide and 4.34 tall. Do they make a 315/30/20?



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