i have a quick question .. i have 20" wheels and im looking for some new tires... as of right now i have 245 40 20 ... i was thinking about 245 45 20 tires.. have anyone tryed this size before? does it ride smooth?

 

Hey JDM, I just bought some avontechs (highest rated in the 245/45/20 category at tirerack). I will have these babies on my truck in the next month or so. I will keep your posted!

 

The 45's imho are a better fit for the truck, especially if you do not intend on lowering it.. I have had the Avon a/s 245/45/20 . For about 4-5k. They are a great set of tires!!!! Rides smoother than stock. better handling, excellent in the rain, and no road noise.... Have yet to try the snow but I am very satisified so far. Trust me, I could say my opinion is worth something... I am the sales manager for a high end rim shop in NJ... I have also personally modded all of my cars since before I could even drive. I have literally driven on almost every aftermarket tire manufacturer out there.16-28" I would highly recommend them for daily driving.. At first I was weary of Avon??? Who are they, then after some research I read these tires are distributed throughout Europe, on some Bentley, and R.R..


The goodyear RSA read the reviews at the rack....

 

I'll keep those Avontechs in mind. I just got my 20x8.5 rims 245/35/20 nankangs (cheap) and so far the ride isnt bad. They do look timy on the RX so I'm looking into the 245/45s as soon as i get a little more money. Hey JDM you gotta pic of your setup?

 

Nangkangs are cheap and you will get about 1 season of wear out of them... it will be like night and day when you switch over.

 

Icenutz,

You have made me even more excited about getting my wheels on my truck

 

i will get some pictures up soon .. right now im sitting on my travel rims .. lol ... i have two set of wheels ... one set of traveling and my daily wheels ...

 

ON my RX330 I actually using 255/50/20 and the just fit. The 245/45/20 should be a perfect fit for the RX300 I think.

 

My brother just took off my struts, painted them dropped some intrax lowering springs inside and reinstalled. He also painted my calipers and mounted my dubz.

The tires fit perfect in the rear. he is some a gear head and was pumped with how perfect they looed flush with the wheel wells yet keeping a clean look for the truck.

We had one problem. The rims I bought were clipping the front calipers. My bro has to grind off about 1/8" off the caliper and around where the rotor came in contact with my rims. Quick little grind and I'm now on my way...pics to come this week!

 

come on with those pics Lex im gettin tired of these cheap Nankangs but I wanna see how 20s look wrapped in those Avontechs 45s

 

Those are two of the last places I'd want to simply "grind off" metal . . . what with all that structural integrity and safety stuff . . . of course you could just eliminate the front calipers and rotors altogether - and have plenty of clearance for those rims . . .