Should I get Bridgestone RE-11's or Nitto NT-05's?

cossie1600

i mean stretching the tires in a little bit

you can tune your car to the way you like with some of the suspension pieces. on stock car, changing tires are the best way to get your balance changed. the 20mm on the front made a huge difference in the way my car drives.

s04s are great tires, but they dont have as much grip as the re11. they will last longer though

GingaBreadMan

What's the down side of having 305's at the rear? I want to go 265/305 RE11, but I am more concerned with handling than I am looks. I mostly do highway driving and most likely won't ever goto the track. Pardon my thread jacking.

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Red__Zed

Why do you care about handling if you do mostly highway driving and don't track?

305/265 will have more understeer than a 265/285 setup.

atropine

What do you mean by 20mm in front? Were you running 265 fronts prior to stepping up to 285 fronts? You can tell a significant difference in understeer/grip going from 265s to 285s? Also, do 285s on stock wheels with no spacers look funny on the front end?

Thx again everyone.

cossie1600

Yes I ran 265 in the front last year, 285 now. The car drives like a completely different car. I was expecting a small difference, but the car just turns and sticks so much better in the front end. Gone is the plow (it gets worse once your tires get old), now I am actually greet with the rear end stepping out from time to time, being able to rotate with the throttle and overall a much more balance car.

If you don't track, just get the 265 for safety reason. It does fit the front wheels better.