got the new wheels today. my rear tires on my stock wheels had plenty of life left in them so i left them the same but put 255/40 kdw's on the 18x8 msr 045's

i really like the way the everything turned out. the 255's don't rub at all and look great. with traction control off and in comp mode the kdw's had enough traction to activate esc in second gear instead of lighting up like the previous 2 sets of tires did.....we will see how they do with esc off tomorrow

 

sorry for the not so good iphone pics. she's getting a full detail monday.....i will post better pics then

 

Looking good!! Can't wait till I pick up a set..... Thanks for the info.

 

Sweet, lets go racing, do they run silent?

 

hows the grip?

 

hooks really well. still a lil spin but not much. im very impressed with the kdw's so far.

 

i remember when i got my 04 srt brand new and that was the tire that came stock on them. very soft sticky tire...downside,they didn't last very long back then.

 

They still don't, and are loud, but they got some stick, wet and dry.

 

Well my last 3 sets of fronts lasted 8k, 12k, and 10k. I expect to get about 10k outta them. If i get 12k i will be happy

 

Really really like the MSR 045's...I'm considering the black w/ red stripe eventually. Did a quick google search on them, and I didn't see an offset anywhere. Seeing as it's a pretty popular wheel among HHR and Cobalt owners, I'm assuming they generally run smoothly as far as fitment goes? Having just solved the 245/40/18 situation, my next step will eventually be new wheels (and selling the OEM's to finance said new wheels) so I want to make sure I know what I'm doing before I do it.