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    Anyone have any experience running these? I'm looking at a set of 195/40/17's. How wide do they run? Any good for stretching?

  • #2
    I think they stretch nicely.
    I've been running 195/45/16 on 9" wides....no issues.

    not sure about 17s.

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    • #3
      Looks good! What are your thoughts on how wide they run? My wheels are only 7.5's so I'm looking for a pretty skinny tire.

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      • #4
        I took a look at their size sheet and it seems the smallest size is a 195/40. I don't think that will give you much of a stretched look.

        here's the spec sheet.

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        • #5
          Yeah I know I can't find any 185/17's though and these are 1 of 3 195/40's that I could find.

          7.5's suck lol

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          • #6
            Nankang makes a 185/35 which would make for good stretch on a 7.5. I've never used them so not sure about quality.
            Gotta be low to make these work too.

            here's a 185/35 on 7.5


            Last edited by the dingo; 11-09-2009, 02:15 PM.

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            • #7
              Haha yeah, those would make my car have 1/4" of ground clearance.

              Thanks for looking around for me though

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              • #8
                i heard that Nankang quit production on these for some reason... not popular enough?

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                • #9
                  Id say with that much stretch on a 185 youd get a little sidewall slant with a 195... Just tuck rim and you wont need much stretch

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                  • #10
                    Close lol

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                    • #11
                      Alright I searched around a bit more and see that the S.Drive's run wide, so I guess those are out of the picture.

                      I looked around some more and noticed that 205/40 has way more tire selections than the 195/40's. I see some Nitto NeoGen ZR's, some Falken ZE-512's and some ZE-912's, and I'm pretty sure I've read that all 3 of these run pretty narrow.

                      Which of those would you guys recommend?

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                      • #12
                        S-Drives run big. a 205/40 is like a 225/40 in other tires.

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                        • #13
                          before I switched to the s-drives I had falken 512s and really liked how they stretched. They also seemed quieter than the s-drives. Several of my friends in the scion community also run them in various sizes and stretches with nice results.

                          I think the 912s are a little meatier than the 512s so I've always stayed away from them. Not sure about the nittos though.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by M.Burroughs View Post
                            S-Drives run big. a 205/40 is like a 225/40 in other tires.
                            Yeah that sucks because they were one of the few 195/40's out there.

                            Which of those last 3 do you like?
                            Originally posted by the dingo View Post
                            before I switched to the s-drives I had falken 512s and really liked how they stretched. They also seemed quieter than the s-drives. Several of my friends in the scion community also run them in various sizes and stretches with nice results.

                            I think the 912s are a little meatier than the 512s so I've always stayed away from them. Not sure about the nittos though.
                            Thats good to hear, I was leaning towards the 512's anyways just because of the price
                            Last edited by Byron; 11-09-2009, 06:37 PM.

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                            • #15
                              Everybody I know swears by 512's for stretching.

                              Also damn you and your lower rear arches!
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