Wheels-Tires 91 fox tire question

[smkshw]

This is the usual question,been asked many times,i just did 5 lug and 4 wheel disk brakes,decided to go with 10" saleen sc rims in the rear with fox length axles, i ended up mounting my 275/40-17 bfg kdw on them,but i would like to see a little less stretch.I know the nittos run smaller,and some ppl mount 315s with minor work,i have my lip rolled already and im thinking of giving it a try but not sure yet.
My question is?,since nittos run smaller,what size should i get for the front?....i have bfg 255s now?....what size from nitto would be close to that?

havnt been on here for a while site looks great!

 

[smkshw]

Nobody?....maybe a pic of a nitto 255 on 9" rim?

 

[General karthief]

I found some 255's on 9" rims on Google but nothing mounted on a stang.

 

[smkshw]

I found some 255's on 9" rims on Google but nothing mounted on a stang.

I know...ever since photobucket dosnt show there pics,its hard to find what your looking for!

I may go with continental extreme contact sports 285/40-17 rear and 255/40-17 up front....only tires that size i can find

 

[General karthief]

Have you tried tire rack? I think they also have a guide that tells you the measurements for the different brands.

 

[smkshw]

Have you tried tire rack? I think they also have a guide that tells you the measurements for the different brands.

ya i looked at all the specs,but each company has a different way of measuring them,so its still a toss up...but i ordered the continental 285s for the rear and 255s for the front,we see how they fit.,hope my lip is rolled enough already for the rears.

 

[General karthief]

the tire size chart I looked at when I was matching my speedo gear to 355 rear gear/tire height showed tire dimensions for various brands, never noticed more that 2 tenths inch between the brands.

 

[Boostedpimp]

255's rub really bad on my car at full lock. I didn't try rack limiters though, may eventually look into them but really don't care enough yet.

Car has :

FR500 wheels 9" wide with 255/40 and 10.5" with 275/40, 94 spindles, 04 calipers/rotors, upr bumpsteer, k member, a arms, cc plates, coilovers, ranger axles drums, frpp c springs with one coil cut so the car is lowered and needed inner fenders massaged, parking brake cables relocated and should probably roll my fender lips but not really an issue yet

 

[smkshw]

255's rub really bad on my car at full lock. I didn't try rack limiters though, may eventually look into them but really don't care enough yet.

Car has :

FR500 wheels 9" wide with 255/40 and 10.5" with 275/40, 94 spindles, 04 calipers/rotors, upr bumpsteer, k member, a arms, cc plates, coilovers, ranger axles drums, frpp c springs with one coil cut so the car is lowered and needed inner fenders massaged, parking brake cables relocated and should probably roll my fender lips but not really an issue yet

ya,255s rub at full lock...need a couple rack limiters, a little less u turn ability,but super easy to install...

275 on 10.5 rims?...must have a bit of a stretch look?

Ps...what you guys using to post pics now a days?

 

[Boostedpimp]

275 on 10.5 rims?...must have a bit of a stretch look?

Not what I wanted at the time but they aren't too bad

 

[smkshw]

Not what I wanted at the time but they aren't too bad

ya im in the same boat...still looks good though

 

[smkshw]

Those are 275s on 10"

 

[smkshw]

A better look