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Old 02-19-2017, 02:45 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by Nine8Six View Post
I see, was just trying to save our friend here 1~2kg on the rear end. Dunno about handling... my forged ADV6 (V1 SL Series) are lighter than the stock wheels that came with that car. So light I can do wheelies when passing over speed bumps.

Grip, ah that. the trick is to find the cheapest possible tires you can find(in China!) and warm them up real good before hitting it. The rubber "melts" basically: Velcro-mode-ON! Excellent for the dusty Shanghai industrial Park, early Sunday morning, 0400am, cops & kids sleeping....

Is that what you meant by driving characteristic?
I think the weight difference actually depends on the tire manufacture and performance series.

Looking at General Tires G-MAX AS-03 tire, Tirerack shows the 265 weighs 1 lbs less then the 275, but their 275 weighs only 24 lbs. Click on specs.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=G-MAX+AS-03&frontTire=63WR9GMAS03XL&rearTire=73WR9GMAS03XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

Looking at Sumitomo HTR Z III tires, Tirerack shows the 265 weighs 1 lbs more then the 275 series. Click on specs.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Sumitomo&tireModel=HTR+Z+III&frontTire=63YR9HTRZ3&rearTire=73YR9HTRZ3XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

Looking at Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2, Tirerack shows the 265 weighs 1 lbs more then the 275 series. Click on specs.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Eagle+F1+Asymmetric+2&frontTire=63YR9F1A2XL&rearTire=73YR9F1A2XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

Looking at Yokohama S.DRIVE tires, Tirerack shows both tires weigh the same at 26 lbs each. Click on specs.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Yokohama&tireModel=S.drive&frontTire=63YR9SXL&rearTire=73YR9SXL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

Looking at Continental EXTREMECONTACT DW tires, Tirerack shows the 275 weighs 3 lbs more then the 265 series. Click on specs.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ExtremeContact+DW&frontTire=63YR9ECDWXL&rearTire=73YR9ECDWXL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

Is Tirerack correct on the weights?


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