talltrini1

Howdy, all. I recently bought a 99 SC300 that I need to get new rear tires for. Currently I have General Exclaim UHP 275/30-19s on there and the ride is a tad harsh. I am thinking of stepping up the sidewall to /35s; would there be any issues with this and would it help with ride quality? The car is very lowered on JIC Magic SF-1s (height adjustable only, AFAIK; I have an email in to JIC support trying to find out for sure) so I suspect that I would have to raise it a tad. Also, if I stay with the current size, I would either go with the Generals again (great price) or switch to Kumho Ecsta SPTs (what I currently have in front as 245/35-19s); the Kumhos are also availabe in the /35 sidewall...which is the better tire?

mitsuguy

iTrader: (2)

neither... first off, in your sizes, 19", that is, you are not going to get a good ride... secondly... if you have low profile tires like that, did you know you can increase your cornering speeds by about 25% just by going to a decent tire...

I had the Generals, I've driven the Kumhos... spend some money on the RE050's from Bridgestone or the KDW's from BFGoodrich... night and day difference...

talltrini1

I understand that 19's will ride somewhat harshly, but stepping up the sidewall should help at least a little, no? And how are the Bridgestones and BFGs in the rain? I got caught in the rain last week and it was not fun...

mitsuguy

iTrader: (2)

going from 30 to 35 will probably not make noticeable difference...

they are both excellent wet weather tires... for a performance tire, that is... granted, they are not true wet traction tires, they are both surprisingly comfortable in the wet (by comfortable, I mean, not scary)