Tr00b Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Looks pretty darn good to me. I'd hit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Wrx wheels can usually be had for around $100. The bridgestones are decent tires. I wouldnt give over 200 really for the combo. I bought a set of rota torques 17x8 for 300 w/ decent michelins on them. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBamf41 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 over priced. i bought my wheels for 600 with mint rubber. retails for the whole set would probably be over 1200 BNR18g on 93oct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 take a good look at the third pic in that ad, seems to be a weird thing going on with the tread. or mebbe i just cant find my glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrumphicus Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Plucked 'em for 280. I think there's still a couple k miles left on the tread. Probably just keep them until my big road trip in February. From Feb to April I'll probably be putting almost 8k miles, in planned trips alone. San Diego to Wisconsin and back with about a month in between, and then San Diego to Georgia about a month later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomistopheles Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 $280 with usable rubber seems reasonable to me, better than what people are trying to get out of them here in the midwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrumphicus Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Theres a little tread difference between what was likely the front and rear pair.. I'm thinking put the better set up front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 The fozzy I wanted got sold before I got there. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekay Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Theres a little tread difference between what was likely the front and rear pair.. I'm thinking put the better set up front? For winter driving, yes. Otherwise, good tires in the rear is the way to go. My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr00b Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 For winter driving, yes. Otherwise, good tires in the rear is the way to go. Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekay Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Grip and/or control, Sir! It's kind of strange with AWD cars, actually. With FWD cars, you want the good tires in the rear for winter and the opposite for the RWD cars. Seems opposite, right? Fact is, whichever tires are providing power don't need the grip as much as the tires that are not. I'd always thought this was bulls**t until I rode in my friend's Honda during the winter and the rear end was EVERYWHERE. It was extremely dangerous. We feared for our lives, honestly... My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyfvholla Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 With these cars, I always put the tires with the most tread on the outer part of the tire up front. That's just so they wear down easily. And I'm not exactly easy on tires. Not in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomistopheles Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 My old civic's rear was all over the place in the winter, too... but that was because RT4WD wagons are a special kind of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasis Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Not sure if ABS works on my gtb When hitting brakes it doesn't feel like it's stuttering on, the abs self test light does come on and then off when starting car as expected. What else can I check with the abs system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr00b Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Cool good to know about the tires. Got them in the right arrangement ftw, was gonna change it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Sorry eek, but I disagree with you whole heartedly on the tire arrangement. Front tires wear at a faster rate than rear tires because they experience loads in more extreme directions than rear wheels do. They do almost 100 % turning, 60-70% braking, and on our cars at least half of the forward direction. And for winter driving especially. I wouldn't ever place the better tires in the rear of our cars. Or an fwd car for that matter. A very good portion of the weight is over the front wheels providing excellent traction in slippery conditions. Subaru states that symmetrical awd will send power to the wheels with the most grip. In our chassis that is almost always the front. Why then wouldn't you couple the best possible traction constituents together? You guys can do as you like but I will always put the best tires upfront. Pulling does a lot better than pushing when it comes to grip. Not to mention, the wear life of the tires. The front, under normal driving conditions, will always wear faster than the rear. That is why every manufacturer will reccomend the best treaded tires up front. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekay Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I understand your point and concerns about the tire arrangement, and I would totally agree with you if I hadn't experienced this first hand on numerous occasions. I was really surprised by how much the rear end of the car would swing out when the tires with more traction were on the front instead of the rear. Even on a straight road the rear would swing back and forth as if it was simply floating. Of course, this was on REALLY worn tires as well. We switched the good tread to the rear and had no problems at all maintaining control. *shrug* I suppose this could be something someone could test? Also, I was only stating this information for winter driving. Not year around. My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrumphicus Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I ended up putting the good ones up front for Exactly the reasons Joel said. They won't live to see rain anyway - my local Pep Boys is having a deal in a couple weeks, looks like I'll be getting rid of them sooner rather than later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekay Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Awesome! My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrumphicus Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 The SUS beast is really shaping up... struts/springs, no CEL, brakes, wheels and soon tires... still dragging my feet getting the damn sway bars on, for some reason. I think I want to do a strut tower brace and that'll about finish up my mods for now. Try to get rid of some of the rust from Wisconsin roads since I won't be seeing snow any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasis Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 do sway bar and strut brace at same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrumphicus Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I think I might drive it for a couple weeks after I put the sways on before I get a brace, that way I can see how much difference it makes. I guess my Mazda had a brace, but it had always been there so I never saw a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Rear sway takes 15 minutes to swap on! Big improvement! But I'm one to talk. I bought mine and it sat in my shed for months before I installed it. In my own defense I was rebuilding my 22T at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrumphicus Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 My defense got lazy and left the court. They're both still in my trunk. I could do them literally any time auto skills shop is open (it's a full shop, but you rent a "stall" and do the work yourself for like.. 3 bucks an hour or something? Probably less, that might be the lift price. I don't know anymore and this parenthetical is now longer than my actual statement so I'll shut up. This would be way more entertaining to me if I was drunk. Which I am not.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr00b Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Harruph, thanks for the reminder (gets drink or three) If you keep the stock front sway and a rear sway is your only mod (wagon) what whiteline swaybar would be best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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