I'm wondering if any of you have had your fenders rolled so that you could fit a 40 profile tire in the front without any rubbing issues with 18's and lowered suspension?
Guys with 18"s - need your opinions
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Firemanz said:265/35's and at least 295/35's........
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That is one sweet lookin car FiremanZ
I have seen that thing before on here. Your ride =
Question for you...Are you running a Drag Radial with that 295 out back or is it regular street tread? Just wanting to know the maximum width i can go out back before having to run a DR on my daily driver
Would be the look on my face, after the tread was gone 6 months later...
wms004
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Since you have an aftermarket chip, bingo, 285/35 would be just fine with some minor adjusting.SonicBlue2v03GT said:cool man. That is something I could have my SCT tuner programmed for though huh? Been thinking about getting another file to try out from them anyways
mity2
I like Pro3 and all I got was this crappy CT.
BLK_ROUSH
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Firemanz said:265/35's and at least 295/35's........
What he wrote, for all the reasons previously mentioned. The 335s out back .... now that is a lot of tire.
mity2 said:
http://www.wheelreplicas.com/
That would be them. . A search has revealed to me that this site has gotten good reviews from several of the folks in this forum.
Im interested if anyone knows of another site that sells the 18" bullitt replicas for comparison.
4.6_02_Black_GT
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I run 275/35/18 on all four corners. Some tracking. Also just a little rub in a full lock turns up front.
4.6_02_Black_GT said:
Thanks for the info. I not too worried about rubbing in full lock turns. To be honest i dont really ever do that. Have had a couple of 5.0 liters and im just so used to busting out the quick three point turns its just habit now. Used to the not good turning radius i guess
That is good info though. Thanks man
mransr
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03-s281 said:
not in my experince...
I had 255/45-17 on 17x9's on the front and when I switched to 275/40-17 the 'tracking' was much, much less of a problem...it's all about the proper size tire/wheel package...
el_kid_1 said:
Good call with those BFG DR's out back. My plan is to get the 285 Nitto street tire until my baby is a garage toy, then I want to go wider. Ill bet that 295 BFG is the widest you can go on the 10" rim.
Dig those numbers BTW man
Okay, one last thing...
Who knows if the Nitto DR's 305/35/18's will fit on that 18X10" rim?
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireDetail.do?sw=false&ar=35&pc=40231&cs=305&rd=18
Also, if they fit..dont they run a bit more narrow than the BFG DR's? Like the equivalent of that would be the BFG's DR 295/35/18? <---I do know FiremanZ is running that...are his rims 18X10 our 10.5 out back?
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireDetail.do?sw=false&ar=35&pc=38843&cs=295&rd=18
Who knows if the Nitto DR's 305/35/18's will fit on that 18X10" rim?
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireDetail.do?sw=false&ar=35&pc=40231&cs=305&rd=18
Also, if they fit..dont they run a bit more narrow than the BFG DR's? Like the equivalent of that would be the BFG's DR 295/35/18? <---I do know FiremanZ is running that...are his rims 18X10 our 10.5 out back?
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireDetail.do?sw=false&ar=35&pc=38843&cs=295&rd=18
redlined50
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i have the stock 245's in the front and i get tracking even with the origional rim/tire combo. Is there anything you guys have done to help with the tracking?
wms004
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305/35/18 is too tall in my opinion.. its well over 26" compared to the stock height of 25.7". Look for a 305/30/18 or 315/30 if you want even wider than a 295.SonicBlue2v03GT said:Okay, one last thing...
Who knows if the Nitto DR's 305/35/18's will fit on that 18X10" rim?
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireDetail.do?sw=false&ar=35&pc=40231&cs=305&rd=18
Also, if they fit..dont they run a bit more narrow than the BFG DR's? Like the equivalent of that would be the BFG's DR 295/35/18? <---I do know FiremanZ is running that...are his rims 18X10 our 10.5 out back?
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireDetail.do?sw=false&ar=35&pc=38843&cs=295&rd=18
wms004
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You could put some 195/65/15's in front... kiddingredlined50 said:
some tracking is part of having a performance car. I have 265/35/18 up front and i have no idea why everyone on this forum complains about tracking. just keep you hand(s) on the wheel. I never notice it personally unless the road has some major imperfection.
Marks5.0!
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i run 265/35 in front and 295/35 out back ive never had any rubbing issues front or rear on my lowered 00gt or now on the mach1
Thanks man. The rim out back is a 10" rim with regular BFG G-Force TA's. I plan on getting some BFG 315/30 DR's when these are gone. I already talked to discount tire here in S.A. and they told me the tires will fit just fine. I am going to make sure my quad shocks won't be rubbing though.SonicBlue2v03GT said:That is one sweet lookin car FiremanZ
I have seen that thing before on here. Your ride =
Question for you...Are you running a Drag Radial with that 295 out back or is it regular street tread? Just wanting to know the maximum width i can go out back before having to run a DR on my daily driver
The Nittos do run smaller than other tires so a 305 Nitto would be the equivalent of a 295 BFG. I'm going with the BFG for the size and they're a bit cheaper than the Nitto 305's....altough they will wear faster due to the type of compound they use. My car only gets driven about 330 miles a month though.....
Lawrence
I got a pretty good deal on my replicas from OE Wheels in Florida. 1150 for 18x9 Black Bullitts with Sumitho 245 40,s(whatever) tires. Only problem is that the lip of the rims stick out from tires which can cause a lot of curb side damage. So i am looking for wider tires now maybe some GS D3,s.
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