the upper arm clears on the road, but at about 75% droop, it begins to complain a little. time for a trim...
to me, they look just perfect on there. like they were made for it. i love the way the fill out the wheel wells more than the 305's did.
also, they are SUPER QUIET - as in just as quiet as i remember my brand new 265 Nitto Terra Grapplers to be a few years back - yeah, they REALLY are quiet.
i only drove on surface streets home, at most at 45MPH or so, and i'm very impressed. i'll take it out on the interstate for a bit later. so far, the power difference is noticeable, but not bad at all. about like going from stock 265/70's to 265/75's. really, not THAT much difference from the 305's. i'm sure my mileage will go down a little, but at this point, i really don't care about that much anyway.
they are approx 1.75" taller than the half-worn 305's and only about 1.5" taller than brand new 305's.
these are approx 34.5" tall and goodyear says that the new 305's are 33" tall.
and ric, actually, the mt/r's were already 12.2" wide and these are supposed to be 12.4" wide. however, with the extra height, they rub the frame on a full turn, and they hit the upper arm more since the "fat" part of the tire is up higher (farther from the rim).
they make 305's look puny. definitely a noticeable difference...
305's
315's
so far, the 315's on 4.56's isn't bad at all. it's not NEAR as noticeable as it was going from stock 265's to 285's for sure. i don't know if it's because i'm already used to a slower, heavier runner or what...