EastTNScionxB

I'll confess, I am a newbie! :? So I need some help! Will you help me find tires for the Enkei CDR9s I want to buy? I am looking for a 205/40/18 tire. I prefer the Pirelli P Zero Nero M+S.......I have those on my IS300 and love them. Anyway, any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. :D

hotbox05

those r awfully skinny tires. that and the wrong size i believe. or maybe theyre right.

EastTNScionxB

The Enkei CDR9s I am getting are 18s.....according to a couple of the more experienced guys on the site......205/40s won't rub cornering or on bumps.

hotbox05

yeah that's true. just skinny tires is all. what kinda drop u gonna get?

LowProMofo

I wouldn't run that small of tire. I run Goldlines on mine with those same rims and 215/35/18 Nitto's on mine. I've never rubbed at all. You'd run the risk of messing up your rims with potholes and curbs with that skinny of a tire.

hotbox05

umm ... yes and no. more risk of messin up the front or back face of the rim .about the same risk of pothole damage. only diff is traction , and ride. better traction wit 215/35 but better ride with 205/40 well probably better.

EastTNScionxB

Am I looking at any rub with a 215/40? I am going with the Goldline drop. I want flush and a little more rubber than a 35 gives.

hotbox05

a 215/40 yes a 215/35 more than likely no.

TOAST3R

i had 215/40/ on 18x7.5 rims on mine with the trd springs and had no rubbing

EastTNScionxB

Why does such a small difference cause a rub? I mean, we are talking a very small amount of difference. I am sorry for the ignorance, I just want to understand.

EastTNScionxB

The Enkei CDR9s are 18x7 That shouldn't rub if the 18x7.5s TOASt3R had didn't.

hotbox05

he also had a 1 inch drop. it also has to do with the offset of the wheels. r u planning a drop lower than 2 inch? and do you care if yer speedo is off? cuz a 215/40/18 will mess up the speedo.

EastTNScionxB

I don't want any speedo variance. I am dropping the 2" with Goldlines. Let me ask it this way.....will 215/35/18s give me enough protect on smaller potholes and keep me from rubbing?

TOAST3R

it doesnt throw it off much at all, at 60mph you will be going 2.1 mph faster

the tires were what the dealer put on when i got 18" rims from them

EastTNScionxB

Doesn't that mess with the odometer a little bit too? Seems like 18s are too much of a hassle. Maybe I should go back to looking for 17s!

TOAST3R

ya but to your advantage, you car has 3.5% less miles on it than it should show

hotbox05

thats what i'm doin but big rims are dope lookin for most people. and if only small potholes yes 18's with 215/35 should be fine anybig potholes could be bad tho .

EastTNScionxB

What kind of speed variance do you have at 70mph?

TOAST3R

2.45mph faster than speedometer

just add 3.5% to whatever speeed you are going for correct speed. 100mph 3.5mph faster than speedometer

EastTNScionxB

Ok.....so let's get this straight.....I will be protected (with attentive driving) getting 215/35/18s and I will have no rubbing and no speed variance. Is that correct?