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ORIGINAL: LilSparkPlug

225/40ZR18 My tire size.

225 is the width in millimeters from left to right i.e. outside of the car to inside the wheel well.

40 is the height of the sidewall in millimeters from the rim to the tread depth. - No it is the aspect ratio.

Z is the speed rating, H is a passenger tire, this car calls for Z rated tires.

R means its a passenger car

18 is the size of the wheel itself.

225 tires do not rub at all. I have them on my car. The BFGoodrich G-Force sports. I had Toyo Proxes 4 and fkn hated them to death. So I traded them and got the BFG's and I couldn't be happier. They're the best dry handling tire in their class, and in the wet their awesome as well. Their my recommendation.

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ORIGINAL: posthondaremoval

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ORIGINAL: LilSparkPlug

225/40ZR18 My tire size.

225 is the width in millimeters from left to right i.e. outside of the car to inside the wheel well.

40 is the height of the sidewall in millimeters from the rim to the tread depth. - No it is the aspect ratio.

Z is the speed rating, H is a passenger tire, this car calls for Z rated tires.

R means its a passenger car

18 is the size of the wheel itself.

225 tires do not rub at all. I have them on my car. The BFGoodrich G-Force sports. I had Toyo Proxes 4 and fkn hated them to death. So I traded them and got the BFG's and I couldn't be happier. They're the best dry handling tire in their class, and in the wet their awesome as well. Their my recommendation.

Sorry - I had to bust, LilSpark.

I am running 225 45-27's too.

I have the motegi Traklites in 17x7 and Toyo Proxes T1-S. I am very happy with them. Better grip, quiet ride, Incredible in rain...I can't say enough good things about hte new setup.

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ORIGINAL: Gump

im running 235-45-17 on 7x17" rims. and my tires are dunlop fp sport 900's i think. and they hook great with my hp level. and no rubbing on the wide tire ;)

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ORIGINAL: black4

post what was the diff in grip and traction from the stock tires?
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At first I was a little nervous, didn't seem any better. Now that I have done my own heat cycling the other day -(ask If you want- it was f-in awesome) the tires are amazing.

The lighter weight wheels made better turning response and braking. Maybe a little better response off the line, too. I gotta post some shots - they look great, too.

The Toyo's in 225, now that they are broken in, are fantastic. They have very progressive break away (I haven't broken grip yet up to .90g cornering) so you can really feel when things might get unsettled and keep it from happening. I had a bit of unsettled overrotation in the rear with the bald kdw's and the stiffer sways, and it is completely tamed, now. The car is totally neutral. I might not even lower it. I am only running 31.5 PSI, so it is only going to get better if I want to go higher.

I cannot say enough good things about the tires in the rain. They are the best rain performer I have ever driven. It is like it is almost dry after a downpour. I was launching pretty hard in HOM on wet surface and giving it full pedal in second with no spin. I can finally run RWD in the rain J/K.

The only way I could see better grip or performance is with a tire like an Azenis 615 or other near track tire, but we get too much rain around here to drive those every day.

The only concern I have is chunking if I track it at the road course since the tread is deep, but I am not going to get to the Circuits again this year, so no worries.

One more note. Silent at 45 mph and 90. No more road hum.

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