Wider rear tires
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Yep, the 295s should fit fine. They should also improve the ride and reduce the fender gap fractionally.
Funny thing is when I bought new tyres for the XFR a few years ago I ordered and paid for 295s on the rear then when I saw them being fitted I spotted that they were 285s. I was not impressed but rather than waste half a day and insist on what I ordered I allowed them to continue fitting the 285s and demanded a refund of the price difference (about $100 IIRC) which I got.
Funny thing is when I bought new tyres for the XFR a few years ago I ordered and paid for 295s on the rear then when I saw them being fitted I spotted that they were 285s. I was not impressed but rather than waste half a day and insist on what I ordered I allowed them to continue fitting the 285s and demanded a refund of the price difference (about $100 IIRC) which I got.
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OZ I see you have the euro toys lower pulley and tune. How happy are you with it? I just called mike last week and ordered it finally for my xfr. I had the resonators removed and put in a magnaflow x pipe. I have a mina intake and filters Mike seems to think 520 to the wheels, seems like a reach?
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OZ I see you have the euro toys lower pulley and tune. How happy are you with it? I just called mike last week and ordered it finally for my xfr. I had the resonators removed and put in a magnaflow x pipe. I have a mina intake and filters Mike seems to think 520 to the wheels, seems like a reach?
Zero problems, big boost in power and torque, pulls like a train through to 7,000 rpm plus the added bonus of a lot more SC whine under load.
But be aware that although I have the Eurotoys lower/crank pulley the tune is a VAP tune not a Eurotoys tune.
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I agree with this, running a well rated Max or Extreme Summer Performance tire (Michelin PS4S or PSC2) will net you noticeable results.
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295 fits fine. no appreciable performance gain. probably makes car slightly slower as it's a taller tire..
the stock 285 width tire on the 30 ratio is actually a fair bit shorter in overall height than the front 255/30 so that bugged me and i went with 295 rear.
on the stock wheel there was no rubbing with the 295 rear, but with aftermarket wheels or with stock and spacers, you may rub - i did and i rolled the rear fender lip to solve the issue.
as others have posted, tire compound is key to traction - extra width just makes car press down a bit less on each part of the contract patch. tire is a foot wide either way
295's for matching over all tire height front and back and also for goals of filling out the wheel wells for aesthetics
the stock 285 width tire on the 30 ratio is actually a fair bit shorter in overall height than the front 255/30 so that bugged me and i went with 295 rear.
on the stock wheel there was no rubbing with the 295 rear, but with aftermarket wheels or with stock and spacers, you may rub - i did and i rolled the rear fender lip to solve the issue.
as others have posted, tire compound is key to traction - extra width just makes car press down a bit less on each part of the contract patch. tire is a foot wide either way
295's for matching over all tire height front and back and also for goals of filling out the wheel wells for aesthetics
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