Hello~! How's everyone doing? As for me, I thought Spring came to where I live... but I was wrong. It started to snow since last night. There goes another snow. Friday & Saturday was looking so~~~ good and what happened? idk
Give you guys a heads up, today's blog gonna be way out there... so if I made your head spin, sorry. lol
Recently I have change my rims & tires from 16" to 17"... more detail:
16" = rims: 16x6.5 tires: 205/50/16
17" = rims: 17x7.5 tires: 215/45/17.
Why? More wider means, more tractions (there's more reason than traction, but that's the easiest one to explain)! but sadly my 17" are bit more heavier than 16", so I can feel bit of weights in braking and acceleration, but performance is awesome. Also, tires are totally different!!!!
16" had Cooper Tire CS4 Touring, which is fairly good tires. It wasn't too expensive, but it wasn't cheap either. Lasted me bout 2 & 1/2 yrs on the road without much problem... til close to end of it's life. When you have good meat (treads), snow or sunny was much of problem... but when there isn't much meat (treads) left, it was nightmare both in snow & sunny. In snow, I can't get good traction and slip, while sunny due to the heat, it start to slip.
When I bought 17" (used), it came with Bridgestone Potenza RE92... and there isn't much treads left (maybe close to Cooper or less) and both in snow or sunny, I can get tractions~! Maybe one complain might be, but bit more smaller wall, so you can feel all the bumps on the road. Yes, 17" are bit more wider, but there's more to it. Maybe bout $150 difference? lol
Cooper Tire CS4 Touring cost me $130 each, while Bridgestone Potenza RE92 cost $240~$300 each (info from Tire Rack). It's one of the top of the line All season tires!
Pretty soon I need to buy new tires for my 17" and I really want to get Pontenza RE92... but $240~$300 each is bit too high for me, but it perform so well, but it's expensive, but, but, but. lol
Well, I'll just wait to see. I have other tires in mind... like:
BFGoodrich g-Force Super Sport A/S
Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02
Michelin Pilot HX MXM4
Pirelli PZero Nero M&S
Yokohama S32A
Yokohama ADVAN S.4.
Yes I know, I'm otaku on cars. lol I have no clue, how I remember all those tire names, but somehow I do.
Anyways, I've bored you guys enough and if you're still reading this blog... WOW, that's amazing. lol
Well, I need to finish my Anatomy test, before the class... So see everyone later!
