Michelin Super Sport 265/40/18
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Did you have these on 224s? Was there any rubbing issues?
synthedup said:Angelus666 said:
No, I didn’t.
Hopefully someone will be along to advise soon, I’m sure and Mr Wilks will know
Which rim style were these fitted to Simon ?
Would be oversized on 8.5j but " ok" on a 9j & ideal on a 9.5j for those running ///M size rubber
mr wilks said:synthedup said:Angelus666 said:
No, I didn’t.
Hopefully someone will be along to advise soon, I’m sure and Mr Wilks will know
Which rim style were these fitted to Simon ?
Would be oversized on 8.5j but " ok" on a 9j & ideal on a 9.5j for those running ///M size rubber
They came off my Porsche 18" wheels that I am putting winder rubber on now I have the 19" for summer
They were put on 2 days before I bought the car and have seen very little use
Liverpool
This is the size I run on mine...and in my case there is very slight rubbing on compressions and hard left-hand cornering.
It’s only the outside edges of the arch liner that’s in contact, so I replace them every couple of years.
Maybe a slightly different alignment would help in my case, and I can almost completely eradicate it when I crank the suspension to full hard on a summer track day, but I couldn’t drive it like that in the cold & wet, or on normal roads.
However, I wouldn’t say my usage was particularly normal with its mix of high miles and Ring trips - and others on here have been fine with the CSL 19” 265s when they also rubbed on mine (on OE suspension).
After 6 years, I think I’ll be going back to 255/40, in whatever’s considered the best road tyre (possibly Goodyear Supersports) when I change them next. But will have to watch out for the change back to a slightly worse speedo accuracy.
It’s only the outside edges of the arch liner that’s in contact, so I replace them every couple of years.
Maybe a slightly different alignment would help in my case, and I can almost completely eradicate it when I crank the suspension to full hard on a summer track day, but I couldn’t drive it like that in the cold & wet, or on normal roads.
However, I wouldn’t say my usage was particularly normal with its mix of high miles and Ring trips - and others on here have been fine with the CSL 19” 265s when they also rubbed on mine (on OE suspension).
After 6 years, I think I’ll be going back to 255/40, in whatever’s considered the best road tyre (possibly Goodyear Supersports) when I change them next. But will have to watch out for the change back to a slightly worse speedo accuracy.
mmm-five said:
I have them (265/35/19) and they’re fine at stock rear ride height (KWs at max plus a 6mm spacer) and camber (-1.5deg). They’re only ~1mm smaller diameter than 265/40/18, so yeah, in all likelihood these are a good buy for somebody with an ///M on 18s.
Might not work on a non-M with 224s (for example), because of the wider rear axle.
What’s the DOT...?