335 Kumho XS Pics!!!
02-17-2009, 10:11 AM
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These are Michelin 335s with a true 13.5" width. Use on Lamborghini, early Vipers, Ferraris, Porsche Gemballa,etc. These are on 17x 13 wheels spreading the 335 properly. I have never heard of the Kumhos but it's good to have a tire alternative that's not 400+ each.
02-18-2009, 07:02 AM
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I have the standard 17x11 ZR1. The tires come almost even with the quarter panel. I severely beat the hell out of the inner wells to make the Nitto's not rub... EVER. These are wider and rub when I take tight turns or odd angles. I'm sure with a little more work they won't rub. I will take more pictures after a few hundred miles and see if they get a little wider. The specs show that an 11" rim would be the narrowest you could go with a 335 so if the rim was a little wider, so would the tire I think. I also completely cut the whole bumpstop assembly out and had MAYBE 1/8" clearance from the old bumpstop location from the rim... that's when the car was lifted. Yeah, the Michellins are wider but they do not justify a $250 per tire price difference for me. If these last like my Nitto's (15,000 and GOING) then I will continue to buy them. Biggest complaints with Nitto's DR on all 4 corners were they pull everywhere on slightly rough roads and the sidewall had alot of flex in them, so much that you felt like you were missing a sway bar sometimes.
02-18-2009, 10:14 AM
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I have the standard 17x11 ZR1. The tires come almost even with the quarter panel. I severely beat the hell out of the inner wells to make the Nitto's not rub... EVER. These are wider and rub when I take tight turns or odd angles. I'm sure with a little more work they won't rub. I will take more pictures after a few hundred miles and see if they get a little wider. The specs show that an 11" rim would be the narrowest you could go with a 335 so if the rim was a little wider, so would the tire I think. I also completely cut the whole bumpstop assembly out and had MAYBE 1/8" clearance from the old bumpstop location from the rim... that's when the car was lifted. Yeah, the Michellins are wider but they do not justify a $250 per tire price difference for me. If these last like my Nitto's (15,000 and GOING) then I will continue to buy them. Biggest complaints with Nitto's DR on all 4 corners were they pull everywhere on slightly rough roads and the sidewall had alot of flex in them, so much that you felt like you were missing a sway bar sometimes.
02-18-2009, 11:15 AM
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I have Strano Springs they will stop anything 
and Koni shocks. In over a year with that setup, I've never come close to bottoming the axle out and my shocks are on full soft.
and Koni shocks. In over a year with that setup, I've never come close to bottoming the axle out and my shocks are on full soft.
02-18-2009, 11:56 AM
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[QUOTE=FSTR/TA;11071178]These are Michelin 335s with a true 13.5" width. Use on Lamborghini, early Vipers, Ferraris, Porsche Gemballa,etc. These are on 17x 13 wheels spreading the 335 properly. I have never heard of the Kumhos but it's good to have a tire alternative that's not 400+ each.
Thats Ludicrous amounts of tire
I think i need to go to the barthroom... 
Thats Ludicrous amounts of tire
I think i need to go to the barthroom... 
02-18-2009, 08:11 PM
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I dont like how stretched the tire looks on that wide of a rim. I dont think they look too bad on an 11 though. Too bad our cars wont hold that much rubber without having the tire right under the fender.
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Finally beat the hell out of my inner wells again and it fixed the rubbing issue. When I had the Nitto's DR and the Sumitomos they were skinny and didn't rub after the BFH but these took some work.
