Interesting trend...be careful shoppers

I've now seen it on 3 different cars for sale in the past year; wrong size TRX's on 400i's.

The correct TRX tire has gone up to $535 each plus shipping and people are starting to take shortcuts. This car is a good example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=010&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=200225411118&rd=1
Look at the profile shot and you'll notice something doesn't quite look right. Its the tires, they are too small. It has 240 (45)'s on it instead of 240 (55)'s. The one in the trunk is the correct tire.

The 45's were availabe for around 1/2 the price of the 55's. It screws up the speedo, ups the RPM's, and changes the way the car rides and handles. I understand what people are trying to acomplish; "Beautiful car with new tires all the way around..." and I'm afraid some potential owners here might not know about this. So be careful guys, this could be a $2,200 mistake if you miss it.

 

For a short time a year ot 2 ago you couldn't buy the 240/55's in the US. There was no stock anywhere.

Its like putting 13" wheels on your Lincoln Towncar. Will they work? Sure, but you don't want them on there.

I can't find the 240/45's on coker's site now. I've sent Jerry, the coker rep, a PM we'll see what he says and I'll report back here.

 

Got this back from Jerry at Coker Tire:

"Dave,
The 240/45's are still available as are the 240/55's. The 240/55's are back ordered right now until around the end of July though. That's a pretty decent size difference in those 2 tires (almost 2" in diameter). Let me know if you have any other questions.
Jerry"