Borbet Type R & BF Goodrich KDWS
Anyone have either of these wheels or tires on a 5th gen? I'm thinking of placing an order with Tirerack for the 17 X 8 Borbet with 235-45-17 tires all season tires. Any comments for or against? I'd ideally LIKE an 18" wheel, but lose the ability to run either the BF Goodrich KDWS or Potenza RE 950 (not to be confused with 092s!!) for year round capabilities. Man this rim shopping sucks! There are so many nice looking, albeit cost-prohibitive rims out there! Just looking for opinions, you can find the rim in the wheel section of tirerack.com and thanks in advance!
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Go with summer tire and winter tire!
Are you going to keep your Borbets on the car during the winter? Why not put high performance summer tires on them and put snow tires on the rims you have now? I think you can get better 3-season dry and wet performance than just about any all-season tire.
I went with the BF Goodrich KDW on my Konigs, and next winter I'll reinstall the stock 17s with Potenzas or some 15s I have with snows. |
Re: Go with summer tire and winter tire!
Originally posted by ru4real Are you going to keep your Borbets on the car during the winter? Why not put high performance summer tires on them and put snow tires on the rims you have now? I think you can get better 3-season dry and wet performance than just about any all-season tire. I went with the BF Goodrich KDW on my Konigs, and next winter I'll reinstall the stock 17s with Potenzas or some 15s I have with snows. |
I've got the 16" Type T's. Just a bit disappointed with the weight, but looks more than make up. I decided on Pirelli's though, good in rain. Doesn't snow much in the DC area.
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Originally posted by pjandres I've got the 16" Type T's. Just a bit disappointed with the weight, but looks more than make up. I decided on Pirelli's though, good in rain. Doesn't snow much in the DC area. |
Re: Re: Go with summer tire and winter tire!
Originally posted by srbarnes4ever Thanks for the opinion, I just may go with that thought, ideally I don't want to have a compromise all season tire unless its the Michellin Pilot A/S and they are just too damn expensive! Can you tell me what you paid for your rims and tires? Also any thoughts on the BF Goodrich KDW vs. Dunlop SP 9000s/ Both are in similar price ranges on tirerack.com. Again, thanks for the thoughts! If you still want all-season, have you looked at the Yokohama AVS dB in 18"? I've read good comments on the Org about it. |
Originally posted by srbarnes4ever Hmmm, are they that much heavier than stock? I'd like to have the damn SSR GT1 or GT3 but can't swing $500 a F'n tire! Maybe I'll check into some Enkey or Konig designs to see if I can keep unsprung weight increases to a minimum. Any reason you decided not to increase rim size? Just wondering, thanks in advance! |
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