Lucy's New Shoes (Part 2)

Short one tonight. Here are some pictures of the CS67s all loaded up on my pony. A little information is useful here. The front wheels are 18 x 8.5, which means 18 inches in diameter and 8.5 inches in width. The back wheels are 18 x 9.5. This gives the car what's called a "staggered" look, with the back tires looking heftier and more aggressive.

The fronts are wrapped in Toyo Proxes T1 Rs size 255/45/18. The back rubber is meatier, measuring 285/40/18 (these numbers signify the height/diameter of the tire, in mm, followed by the width of the tire as a percentage of the height, followed by the diameter of the open area of the tire; so 285/40/18 is 285 mm high, 40% of that (114 mm) wide, and fits on 18" wheels). The Toyos are basically a performance street tire, much softer rubber than typical tires, with a tread pattern optimized for grip, but not as soft as drag radials, which would wear too quickly on a daily driver. As it is, the Toyos are rated for a shorter life than, for example, the stock Pirelli tires (which are 235/55/17, by the way).

Enough of the mumbo jumbo. First, a few of what the movie professionals call "establishing shots."

This is one of the fronts next to the stock Bullits.

A comparison of the width of the new rubber to the stock tires. Big difference!

Even bigger difference on the rears. These are crazy wide!

Ok, now for the important stuff! Here's a before picture in my driveway...

And with her new shoes!

Couple pics from different angles now.

This picture shows how big the rear tires are (the better to grip with!). Compare it to the stock tires below.

That's it for now, except for a quick note: one of the bothersome things about these S197s is that they come jacked up like a 4 x 4. Nothing shows that better than a night picture, because the flash fills the wheel well, whereas during the day you just see shadows and it doesn't look as bad. So here's a picture doing double duty.

The wheel wells are definitely too big, or at least too high. I'm having the car lowered over the long weekend, which will make the stance a lot cleaner, the way it really should look. I'll post more pics then.