Tires
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Missing some information here are you running stock tires or aftermarket? What do you consider "good performance"?
If running stock tires I also find it hard to believe the major tire websites do not have inventory in your size
If running stock tires I also find it hard to believe the major tire websites do not have inventory in your size
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Stock Michelins are great but also seem to be difficult to find at times and are expensive. I went with the Continental Extreme contact sport 02, cheaper and stock sizes. Still a summer performance tire.
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Wanting some good street?drag tires to perform, like R888 Toyo or Nitto but dont have in my size?
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You are going to need to go outside of stock specs a little bit. There are plenty of combinations that have been shown to work with both Nitto and Toyo, which are what I would say are your best two choices for a performance tire outside of Michelin. For example, I have 295/30/19 Michelin PS4S front, 345/30/19 Nitto 555R2 in the rear. This setup works very well for straight line applications and can still handle corners decently. You can also run the same size R888R out back. Personal preference, I've had R888R and I much rather the Nitto. You can also run a 285/30/19 MPS4S in the front and 325/25/20 MPS4S in the rear. Plenty of options especially if you drop down to an 18/19 wheel in the rear.
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You are going to need to go outside of stock specs a little bit. There are plenty of combinations that have been shown to work with both Nitto and Toyo, which are what I would say are your best two choices for a performance tire outside of Michelin. For example, I have 295/30/19 Michelin PS4S front, 345/30/19 Nitto 555R2 in the rear. This setup works very well for straight line applications and can still handle corners decently. You can also run the same size R888R out back. Personal preference, I've had R888R and I much rather the Nitto. You can also run a 285/30/19 MPS4S in the front and 325/25/20 MPS4S in the rear. Plenty of options especially if you drop down to an 18/19 wheel in the rear.
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There are multiple sizes that will work with stock wheel configuration for every major performance tire brand: Nitto, Michelin, Toyo, and Continental.
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