215/40/17 Tires... Which tires run wide in this size?

[MR 325]

Thanks for the post guys, I appreciate it.

I think the FK452 Falkens run narrow like the 512. They had a decent stretch to them on my 8" wide LM reps.

Still don't know what I want to buy though, LOL.

[MR 325]

Anyone else want to chime in?

[einstein57]

The FK452s do run narrow. The 275s on my 10s are stretched. But they are quieter and provide more wet weather traction then S Drives. My vote goes to the Nitto Gens. They last forever cause they are designed for camber, awesome wet weather traction, very quiet, and my auto x times only slightly improved when i upgraded to wider azenis 615s.

[MR 325]

I've been torn back and forth with the cheapo Federal route and the NeoGen route. Mystikal has spoken highly of the Federals considering their very low price so I am going to try them out. It's hard to argue a set of 4 17" tires at $309 shipped vs $448 shipped for the Nittos.

If I don't like them, the hell with it. I'll smoke them to death.

[einstein57]

I got 45k miles out of my Nittos. What are people getting on their federals?

[MR 325]

I got 45k miles out of my Nittos. What are people getting on their federals?

I saw people claiming 30k+ but that really doesn't matter for me anyway. I drive the car once or twice a week.

[8380 Labs]

i just ordered some 205 & 215/40/17 federal 595 evos, haven't mounted them yet though.

i had a set of ss595s awhile back and was pleased with them, we'll see how it goes with these...

[Mystikal]

Yeah, I set FTD at an auto-x in my E36 M3 after a month of car ownership on 595s. There was an HPF E46 M3 on PS2's driven by a BMWCC instructor, he was 2nd place a full second behind me.

Federals are legit.

[idanity]

I got 45k miles out of my Nittos. ?

if your getting that many miles on a set of tires, your doing it wrong. :D

[MR 325]

Well, plans have changed.

They're out of stock on the Federal and the Nexen.

Looks like I'll go with the Nitto NeoGen. How are they in your eyes Mystikal?

[E30_fiend]

I got a TON of life out of my neogens. Even with shitty toe in the rear and bad alignment up front, I still got 27k out of them. And when I replaced them, they weren't even showing belts. just bald.


Taylor

[einstein57]

if your getting that many miles on a set of tires, your doing it wrong. :D

i did at least 6 auto x events and a few hard canyon runs. i just rotated them with every oil change and got wheel alignments religously. I wish they made them wider. I'm going to end up with some 235/40 and 245/40 595s

[MR 325]

I ordered them earlier. :) Thanks Nigel and Taylor.

[idanity]

i did at least 6 auto x events and a few hard canyon runs. i just rotated them with every oil change and got wheel alignments religously. I wish they made them wider. I'm going to end up with some 235/40 and 245/40 595s

i was just playin.
and i just got a lifetime alignment at Firestone...so i plan to do more alignments too..
i wear out my rear tires in a day or less at open drift events..but run used tires too..

I ordered them earlier. :) Thanks Nigel and Taylor.

post an update how you like em.

[Mystikal]

I've had Neogens in the past, I like them a lot. I bought them as snow tires for an SE-R beater, they're surprisingly decent in the snow too haha