Tires off of a Scion Tc 215/45/17...

[SAV912]

I thought my ride was pretty brittle on the stock 60 series 15s that came with the car. I can't really imagine it being 'butter' on 17s with tires from a tC. Those are known to be pretty hard. The tC has the wheel/tire combo that it does because it's a 'sporty' offering from a youth division. It pumps out almost 80% more power than our cars do stock, and the 4 cyl is from the Camry, not the Corolla. Therefore, it needs some more rubber on the ground. If a tC had 185s on it, they'd go up in smoke.

-C

[ChitownY@Ris]

Originally Posted by SAV912

I thought my ride was pretty brittle on the stock 60 series 15s that came with the car. I can't really imagine it being 'butter' on 17s with tires from a tC. Those are known to be pretty hard. The tC has the wheel/tire combo that it does because it's a 'sporty' offering from a youth division. It pumps out almost 80% more power than our cars do stock, and the 4 cyl is from the Camry, not the Corolla. Therefore, it needs some more rubber on the ground. If a tC had 185s on it, they'd go up in smoke.

-C

I guess my Chinese cheapies were just THAT bad from a road noise perspective, that after finally switching to the Yokohamas they make my ride quietness feel like a little Lexus. But as far as jitters from bumps, sure the 17's will get more jitters than 15's on just about any tire.
Anyway that's interesting, I thought the Solara had the Camry powerplant and the Tc the Corolla. Cool to know.