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Re: SAAB Wheels Posted by Daven [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Re: SAAB Wheels, TheAck, Thu, 6 Jul 2006 09:25:11 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I got my BBS-style 17x7" wheels from saabtuners and they're awesome. I get so many compliments on them. I started with 215/40ZR/17 Dunlop SP Sport FM901 tires and due to improper alignment and very aggressive driving they only lasted 12k miles (the treadwear rating is 200) but they were only $85 apiece at the time. I live in NYC and because there are so many potholes I increased the sidewall size with my second set of tires which are now Falken Ziex 215/45ZR/17 and I really don't like them. I bought them because they had a higher treadwear rating (380) and because they won all these awards from car magazines but the sidewalls are too soft and the cornering is totally unpredictable and unnerving. I'm either going to try the Yokohama AVS ES100 (I've had them before on my 16" Super Aeros and they were awesome!) or go back to the Dunlops because you can drive up a wall with them theyre so sticky. 215/45/17 is probably the largest sidewall that will work if your car is lowered (mine is dropped 2") but even these standard measurements vary slightly from tire to tire.
Hope this helps.
-Daven
'92 9kt 187k black "KIT"
'95 9kt CSE 180k black "Melvin"
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