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Old 12th May 2018, 09:50 PM
ainarssems ainarssems is offline
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I have ET35 wheels instead of stock ET48 so it is essentially the same as having 13mm spacer and I also have 255 tyres instead of 245 so that adds another 5mm to outside and they do rub a bit on front but from what I gather there is a bit more space for FL as some people run 275 front / 295 rear on them without rubbing.

I am more interested about GoodYears MJ has and how she feels about them. I currently have GY Eagle F1 on S8 in a bit out of normal size for A/S8 255/45R19. I bought them second hand in 2015 I think, 2 are made 2012, 2 in 2013 - all were over 7mm when bought them. At first they were OK in summer but when the temperature dropped in autumn they did not have any grip and it has only gotten worse over time. They have worn pretty badly as well, only done less than 6k miles and already down to about 3mm and cracked tread and even worse grip. Now not much grip even in warm, today it was 17.5C I was turning right in mini roundabout, gave it some beans and rear stepped out like if it was BMW ( mine is early 1997 S8 so no ESP or traction control)
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