My Rim/Tire Choice, along with winter tires (PICS ADDED!)
 

Ok so what i've decided is on this:

17x7.5 Konig Feathers in gold

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/pr...nfea.g.ang.jpg

wrapped in 225/45/17 BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/pr...mtahzh.ang.jpg

and Hankook Winter iPike W409 for the stock wheels (the reviews on the tires seem pretty good (plus the tread design is pretty agressive kinda like the BFG's which i like)

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/pr...hanst1.ang.jpg

what do you guys think, they will be goin on my 06 FM tC and for suspension im upgrading to H&R Coilovers with the H&R rear sway bar. all happening in t-minus 2 weeks :)



https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...etc/konig4.jpg

https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...etc/konig3.jpg

https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...etc/konig2.jpg

https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...etc/konig1.jpg

the feathers only weigh 17.8 lbs too :) iirc thats lighter then stock and a little wider plus they look better :)

nice get the rim/wheel package and get free mounting and balancing from them

Those Konigs are gonna look sweet!

hahaha imma need to see pictures of this when u get it.. theyre like... number 9 on my list of rims... hahaha

haha i should have pics of the konigs about a week after 8 business days :P gonna order them with a chunk of change im gettin from my school =X

you have no idea how excited i am, this will be my first time buying aftermarket wheels! :D but the 2nd set thats been on my car (friend lmme borrow a set for HIN.) i cant friggen wait, and im gettin H&R coilovers at the same time. its gonna be sweeeeet

yup :) either that or mount and balance them myself during class :)


i might be able to get pics, i dont have a camera nor do i really know anyone that does but if i can get some ill post up fo sho

question, does anyone think i should get spacers? they are 17x7.5 i think they have a +45 offset though.. i was thinkin a 10 in the front and 15 in the rear?

good tire choices.

For dry conditions(spring/Summer) I went with BFG G-force sports(Z-rated). about $120 for a 225/45/17 vs. $144 for the same tire size BFG TA NT(your tire choice)

For wet/cold/possible icy conditions(fall/winter) I went with Hankook Icebear W300
The Icebear W300's were recommended to me by a discount-tire direct salesman as being the most up-to-date/advanced winter tire available... and hands down the best performing overall(bad conditions and/or decent conditions since they are H-rated tires , and the I-pike + Michelen X-ice(Q-rated?? I believe) tend to become very "spongy" when conditions outside are not so terrible(ie. between 45-55 degrees , and plesent outside... just a bit cool/crisp).

I take it, you live where there is bad/poor weather for 6-8+ months of the year ??

i looked at the Icebears too... idk its just somethin about the tread design on the Winter iPikes that caught my eye, htis tire got great reviews also.

p.s. i didnt order yet so chime in with tire rec. dont tell me to get diff rims cus these are wack or somethin like that i <3 these wheels and will def be getting these but tires im still open too

bad/poor weather... yes. how does New England sound? Rhode Island and Massachusetts, winter sucks here

get bf goodrichs! I am biased tho...

how much are those Konig wheels , per wheel ?

what happened to selling the TC dave? that idea go out the window?

I am getting some Blizzaks for the winter.

haha ok alex :)

err id i wanna say low 100s or somethin like that 140ish i dont remember

haha i was all set to trade it in at the dealer then i said im gonna think about it for 1 more day, went home washed my car and realilized how awesome it looks when it cleans, and that teh VW just for some reason lost flavor with me and if it could do that that fast then im def keepin the tC :)

i gotsta be different, as far as i know noone has these wheels on their tC and i havent heard anthing from SL about the winter tires so i figured id be the first :)

oh yea all i remember is that the whole package for rims and 2 sets of tires was less then 1800 shipped :)

well im glad to see youre hanging out for a while then man!

yea i should be around :)