An interesting tire comparison.

[Mystikal]

My 185/70/14 Viking Snowtech vs. my new 225/50/15 Hankook R-S2 Z212:



Slight difference, eh?

Now, a 225/50/15 Falken ZE-512 vs. a 225/50/15 Hankook R-S2 Z212:



Looks like some fender rolling is in the cards. Can't wait to try these monsters out.

[FredK]

Yikes! I just got some RS2s for my E36, and the Hankooks looked WAY fatter than the Michelin Pilot Sports I have on the back. Eventually I'm gonna switch to RS2s all around, on all my cars!

[Brew]

Yay, mine should be coming this week.

Can't wait to get these Blizzaks off.

[Mike325]

Tire noob question here. Why is one wider if they are the same size? Is the rim wider on one of them?

[e30sd]

there is no industry wide parity regarding tire sizes/ratings. brand a's 225 might be way wider then brand b's 225. like s03's vs es100s, or hoosiers (run sometimes 20-30mm wider).

[e30xcel]

nice choice in rubber

[Mystikal]

Thanks e30xcel.

The 225/50/15 Falken ZE-512 is only 8.9" wide on a 7" rim, basically the same as other 215 tires (like the 215/50/15 BFGoodrich G-Force Sport). All ZE-512's run about 10mm narrower than their quoted size. So it's not that the R-S2 is that wide (it's the same as other 225s), it's just that those Falkens run narrow.

As a side note, the steering feel difference when I went from the 185 winters to the 225 summers made me laugh like a pirate. Parking for the first few days felt like a manual rack.

[alex]

I took this picture on 4/4/2003