New Shoe 17 Black Sedan

[jamal1984]

Just got a combo tires and wheels from Discount Tire
4 17x7.54-100/11442CG DRAG Lifetime warranty on structural and 1 year finish. $400
4 205 /45R - 17XL 88W VSB HANKOOK VENTUS V12 EVO K110B $380
4 FREE REPLACEMENT $60
4 ENVIRONMENTAL FEE $4
LIFETIME SPIN BALANCE $60
LIFETIME REPAIRS INCLUDED
16 12X1.5 1.36 CLOSED SPLINE $4 DOLLARS
CAME OUT TOTAL OF $895.28

Drove the car for about couple hours now, this is what i think so far. Sunny day.
Smooth, no road noise like my old 15 Factory Tires. Don't feel any lost power from acceleration. Look good, better on u turn. Handling real good.
Will pay more attentions in the next few days.

[redglare45]

Sweet wheels. Looks good! :w00t:

[jamal1984]

thank you

[DARK AGE 53]

Very nice :thumbsup:, price sounds good also.

[kimona]

Love mesh wheels. Nice clean fitment. Looking good!

[RHDVIPbB]

Nice. I am getting the same tires for my rims soon.

[jamal1984]

after a few weeks of driving, and pay attention to gas mileage, i can tell you that i lost about 5mpg, my average on my 5 Speed Sedan with the weather around 80degrees with flat roads here in GA is about 38mpg doing around 60% hwy with 80mph max and 40% cities 50mph max. Now 34mpg
My car is factory unlowered.

[MUSKOKA800]

after a few weeks of driving, and pay attention to gas mileage, i can tell you that i lost about 5mpg, my average on my 5 Speed Sedan with the weather around 80degrees with flat roads here in GA is about 38mpg doing around 60% hwy with 80mph max and 40% cities 50mph max. Now 34mpg
My car is factory unlowered.

Your driving may have changed a bit now that you have traction/confidence.
That said, a wider and heavier set-up will hurt economy.
How does the braking feel? I find that when going from my undersized winter boots back to the OEM alloys and stock sized Goodyears with there greater rotating weight requires much more brake pedal pressure. The car feels much heavier to stop.

[jamal1984]

Your driving may have changed a bit now that you have traction/confidence.
That said, a wider and heavier set-up will hurt economy.
How does the braking feel? I find that when going from my undersized winter boots back to the OEM alloys and stock sized Goodyears the added rotating weight the requires much more brake pedal pressure. The car feels much heavier to stop.

yeah the car feel more heavier when stop, i need to put the brake harder to stop the car.

[fnkngrv]

after a few weeks of driving, and pay attention to gas mileage, i can tell you that i lost about 5mpg, my average on my 5 Speed Sedan with the weather around 80degrees with flat roads here in GA is about 38mpg doing around 60% hwy with 80mph max and 40% cities 50mph max. Now 34mpg
My car is factory unlowered.


Wow....I wouldn't think that you would lose that much for mpg just from the bump up. Just out of curiosity did you happen to weigh your stock wheel/tire and then also weigh your new wheel/tire to see the difference? I know that the manufacturers post weights, but I trust in person verification myself to be sure. MUSKOKA800 is right too that you might be driving different with better performing tires.