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It's time for new tires. I have a 2005 Elise, but the last owner put wheels on it that look like the ones in this thread:
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f95/fs-lotus-exige-euro-y-spoke-wheels-w-tires-83358/
So, I guess they're Exige wheels? I'm not even sure what the diameter of them is. Somehow, the last owner managed to squeeze 225/45/16s on the front and 245/40/17s on the back, which is larger than any tires I've seen on an Elige. (Surprisingly no rubbing though!)
But, this leaves me without a good basis to go off of when shopping for new tires. If I stick with this size, I'm limited to pretty much either A048s, or Toyo R1Rs.
It has A048s now, but I don't want to keep them. I don't plan on tracking it, and will maybe only do the occasional auto-x. They wear way too fast for how I use it. I'm tired of cleaning tire dust off of the back of the car after every drive (I think it's tire dust???). So, I want something that doesn't wear quite so badly. The R1R seems better, so I'm not sure if I should just get those or explore the possibility of going to a completely different size to open up my options to other tires.
Any recommendations are appreciated.
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f95/fs-lotus-exige-euro-y-spoke-wheels-w-tires-83358/
So, I guess they're Exige wheels? I'm not even sure what the diameter of them is. Somehow, the last owner managed to squeeze 225/45/16s on the front and 245/40/17s on the back, which is larger than any tires I've seen on an Elige. (Surprisingly no rubbing though!)
But, this leaves me without a good basis to go off of when shopping for new tires. If I stick with this size, I'm limited to pretty much either A048s, or Toyo R1Rs.
It has A048s now, but I don't want to keep them. I don't plan on tracking it, and will maybe only do the occasional auto-x. They wear way too fast for how I use it. I'm tired of cleaning tire dust off of the back of the car after every drive (I think it's tire dust???). So, I want something that doesn't wear quite so badly. The R1R seems better, so I'm not sure if I should just get those or explore the possibility of going to a completely different size to open up my options to other tires.
Any recommendations are appreciated.