This March is actually turning out to be quite nice! A stint of unseasonably warm weather has caused me to throw caution to the wind, and do away with the winter wheels and tires for the season. Hopefully I don’t regret this decision in a couple weeks.
Since the stock Pirelli’s were nearly slicks after 20k, a new set of rubber was in order. I opted for a set of 205/45ZR-16 BFG g-Force Sport COMP-2‘s.
Just so you know, you can fit 8 tires into a 500! Fortunately, I didn’t have to drive far in the configuration (the tire shop was just up the road), since visibility to the right and rear was pretty much zero. I needed to have the stock tires dismounted from the factory wheels, and the new tires mounted up.
Why didn’t I just swap over the wheels in advance, so I would only have needed to take the new tires to the shop? Because I don’t trust any shop to put Fiona on a lift, nor lay a socket on her lug bolts, that’s why! I swapped the wheels over myself as soon as I return home
Then found some corners in need of carving.
![Gotta love these deliveries from tirerack.com](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires01.jpg)
Gotta love these deliveries from tirerack.com
![Groovy!](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires02.jpg)
Groovy!
![Tread for days](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires03.jpg)
Tread for days
![205/45ZR-16 BFG g-Force Sport COMP-2](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires04.jpg)
205/45ZR-16 BFG g-Force Sport COMP-2
![Cleaning up the factory wheels](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires05.jpg)
Cleaning up the factory wheels
![Loaded to the gills! 8 tires and 4 wheels in there](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires06.jpg)
Loaded to the gills! 8 tires and 4 wheels in there
![So much room to spare](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires07.jpg)
So much room to spare
![Buckle up!](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires08.jpg)
Buckle up!
![Not the most talkative passenger](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires09.jpg)
Not the most talkative passenger
![Over the top](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires10.jpg)
Over the top
![Nothing to see here, officer](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires11.jpg)
Nothing to see here, officer
![Let's swap!](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires12.jpg)
Let’s swap!
![It's go time!](http://www.4barth.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/Summer_Tires13.jpg)
It’s go time!