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Whats a good a tire pattern for the e430?

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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Whats a good a tire pattern for the e430?

i want to get h&r premiums with koni shocks from tire rack,

should i go with 18's or 19's? dont want to ruin ride quality

245s in the front? with 265s in the rear sound good?

so the drop will be 1.4
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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IF YOU ARE DROPING 1.4 YOU SHOULD GO WITH 18 INCH WHEELS WITH A 235/40R18 AND A 265/35R18 OTHER WISE IT MIGHT RUB IN THE FRONT. STAY AWAY FROM DIRECTIONAL TIRES.
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by SofaKing
IF YOU ARE DROPING 1.4 YOU SHOULD GO WITH 18 INCH WHEELS WITH A 235/40R18 AND A 265/35R18 OTHER WISE IT MIGHT RUB IN THE FRONT. STAY AWAY FROM DIRECTIONAL TIRES.
whats the directional tires
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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Old Nov 13, 2009 | 02:51 AM
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Old Nov 13, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by SofaKing
IF YOU ARE DROPING 1.4 YOU SHOULD GO WITH 18 INCH WHEELS WITH A 235/40R18 AND A 265/35R18 OTHER WISE IT MIGHT RUB IN THE FRONT. STAY AWAY FROM DIRECTIONAL TIRES.
This is the drop/wheels/tire sizes I am running and my ride is great! I was running Kuhmo Supra Ecstas, but the rears only lasted 7 months!
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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This is the drop/wheels/tire sizes I am running and my ride is great! I was running Kuhmo Supra Ecstas, but the rears only lasted 7 months!

car looks good any pics of the mustang, and mod list?
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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The 66 has a 306 in it (not sure the hp rating) with Baer Disc brakes, suspension mods, Autometer Gauges, Shelby steering wheel, Custom Billet Grilles, etc....

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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Not sure if you're planning to get an alignment (you should!) after you change out the suspension, but you will likely need to get the eccentric bolts to minimize the camber changes after the spring change. This goes for front and rear.

The rears are going to have more negative camber and the only way to improve the tire life is to get adjustable lower control arms.

As for tires, I've got Pirelli Pzero nero front and rear. Same size tires as Red66GT. We got about 20K out of them which is pretty good given the -1.5 camber in the rear.

Also, not sure which spring pads you're using since this can also effect the overall drop too.
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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Please guys, save yourselves the headache and buy some rear camber arms. Your tires will last much longer, especially if you lower and/or put 18s or 19s.
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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You don't want 245's on the front

and lensolo is running real slow on delivery of his custom rear links so you might want to order them early and wait to do the drop and do it right.
30 et front 35 et rear lensolo camber links rear eccentric camber bolts front or k-mac front and rear.
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 12:28 PM
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x eleventeen on the camber arms! I learned the hard way because I heard some people need em and some dont. Once you do the drop, park your car on a level surface, then put a level flush with your wheel face and see how angled your rear wheels are......it's a huge difference.

Plenty of tread on the outside, no tread on the inside:
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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Thanks for posting that. How many arguments have I been involved in with guys that say the have no problems with dropping the w210 and they don't install camber adjustment parts or even feel the need to get a proper alignment.
Cheaper to do it right the first time than to pay for tires on a yearly basis and suffer poor road manners.
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 04:43 PM
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Leave it alone

I rather not have any headaches, also what's wrong with going with 275 35 18 as the owners manual states for 18's????
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Red66GT
This is the drop/wheels/tire sizes I am running and my ride is great! I was running Kuhmo Supra Ecstas, but the rears only lasted 7 months!

damn beautiful, 331 stroker is new engine or supercharger?
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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Thanks. Not supercharged yet. Still trying to trace down a problem I'm having with vaccum and it's driving me nuts!
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