The finish looks to go well with the color of your car. Looking good!

 

I don't know that...but I can tell you the zinc OTIS ones severely corroded on my car in less than 45 days, and the car was never in the rain. They're aware of the problem and said they get them from an Italian supplier, and would send me some new ones when another batch arrived.

So I'm on the hunt for a higher quality lug that will fit aftermarket wheels myself.

 

Sorry to hear about your corroded lugs, I am just curious to find the OEM stud length so I can manufacture a closed-ended locking titanium set for a customer of ours.

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...still on the search for these OEM specs..thanks

 

I can't tell you the spec, but I can send you one of my OEM Aston Lugs off my 2007 Vantage if you promise to return it and if you think it will help, then you can reverse engineer it.

I know you guys make good stuff from my time on the Porsche forum. I'm not looking for $ 400 worth of lugs but would like something better than $ 20 worth of Italian junk. Something around $ 100 a set would be tolerable, but can't seem to find anything in the spec.

 

that's kinda odd, the HRE's I just got, bolted right up with the stock lug nuts.

 

Love the wheels +1 for the shelf

 

+2 on the shelf.........and good job you have a Vantage because I think a 9 would be too long for your garage!

 

Different tires on the front vs the rear?

 

^^^^ Not unheard of. I have different tires front/rear on both my Aston and Lotus.

 

Karl,

Do you mean different tire brands/models or different sizes? In case there is any confusion, my question refers to the different models of Michelin, PS2 on the front but PS3 on the rear since mixing tire types (not sizes) on the same car is not a great idea.

 

My Esprit has Michelin front and Goodyear rear. My Aston has Bridgestone front and Continental rear. It's ok to have different tires front and rear as long as you have the same make and model of tire per axle.

 

^^^ Curous about that KF, is this for feel and handling? How did you pick your various sets?

 

^^^^ Nothing that sophisticated, I'm afraid. It's simply a matter of economics. On the Aston, my rear tires wore out but my fronts still had plenty of tread. I had to buy a new set of rears, but I hate the boomy highway noise and harshness of the OEM Bridgestone Potenzas. So I went with the Conti's because the are very highly rated (the Pilot SuperSports weren't available yet). Buying a set of four would have been wasteful and not very environmentally friendly, so I only got the rears. When the fronts finally wear out, I will replace them with either a matching set of Contis or go with the PSS.

Similar scenario for the Esprit.

As I said, if you're not tracking the car (I'm a pretty sedate driver), it's OK to use mismatched sets as long as you keep the same kind per axle.

 

I have to say I wouldn't mix tires on a car, especially a performance car. Mixing tires on the same axle is a definite no-no, but I wouldn't mix them on different axles either. Different tires have different characteristics, of course, and mixing them must have an effect on the car's balance.

 

^^^^ To be honest, I think I would be hard-pressed to tell a difference in the car's "balance" whilst driving on the highway or on my city streets (what percentage of street drivers here can sincerely say they could?) As I said, I'm a pretty sedate driver and all the tires I use are the pinnacle of the Mad Performance category. Sure the car might under or oversteer a bit more than if the front and rear tires were perfectly matched, but I'm not driving into high speed turns where that would really matter. My main criteria when selecting a max performance tire for the street are quiet ride, comfort (not too hard or soft), and dry/wet traction (although, honestly, I rarely drive my cars in the rain, if I can avoid it).