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Posted by 5.0JerM (Member # 5149) on :
 
Well I just ordered some saleen's and I wanna know if you can fit 275's on 18x9's....Also if you know anywhere local that sells tires at a good price that'll help me out alot too! THanks guys!!
 
Posted by BlownMach1 (Member # 5400) on :
 
yeah you can...i am running 285's...
 
Posted by 5.0JerM (Member # 5149) on :
 
Thanks man...tires are hella expensive for 18's...anyone know a place that has good deals on tires?? Right now I'm at the point where I'm just goin to run 245 45's all around since they're only like 130 a tire....
 
Posted by 5.0JerM (Member # 5149) on :
 
Anybody know where to get a good deal on tires??? Ideally I want 245-35-18's in the front and 265-35-18's in the rear...if its too expensive I'm just going to run 245's all around.
 
Posted by SydeWayzSix (Member # 2222) on :
 
I'd stick to searching for 275's...they look A LOT better and more aggressive than the 245's in my opinion. I found mine on craigslist used, but with a lot of tread left. [patriot]
 
Posted by 5.0JerM (Member # 5149) on :
 
Yeah I've been looking around for a while and I can't seem to find any that's cheap....I might just go with 245s all around for now and when I burn those out then ill probably go with a beefier tire in the rear...also can someone help me with a question....what's the difference between a 35 sidewall and 45?? Any advantages and disadvantages???
 
Posted by SydeWayzSix (Member # 2222) on :
 
45's are taller than 35's. If you're running 18" rims, stick with 35's...the 45's will make it look like there's too much tire.
 
Posted by 5.0JerM (Member # 5149) on :
 
Yeah I thought so too...fuck man....tires are so much more than the rims!!! So no one has any recommendations on good cheap tire shops???
 
Posted by 5.0JerM (Member # 5149) on :
 
Hey sydewayzsix....you running 35 side wall all around??? I'm having trouble finding 245 35's localy but they got em on tirerack.com....would it look wierd with 40's in the fron and 35's in the rear???
 
Posted by SydeWayzSix (Member # 2222) on :
 
yea, I think it'd look weird to have taller tires up front. But if you get 245-40's for the front and 275-35's for teh back, it actually MIGHT look alright. As long as the width is smaller, I think it won't look as tall. On my old 96 I was running 275-40's in the front and 285-35's in the back and it looked fine...

But I wouldn't go any wider than 245's in the front. I have slight rubbing on my notch at full turn with 235-35-18's...

If you want to see how my setup looks, you can hit me up and come by to see the car. PM me your number if you want and we can hook up tomorrow or something.
 
Posted by 5.0JerM (Member # 5149) on :
 
Aight fa show man....I'm pretty busy the rest of the week but I might be able to swing by....do you live near a guy named cedric senica??
 
Posted by the02stangman (Member # 6223) on :
 
I am running 275-35-18 on the fronts and 285-35-18 on the backs with Saleen 18x9's. I think they look great. I got my Nitto's from discount tire direct online and paid $205 each for the fronts and $210 each for the rears and it was free shipping overnight and no tax. I got them within 24 hours of ordering.
 
Posted by bottled02GT?? (Member # 1772) on :
 
im runnin Y2K R rims.... sadly with 2 small of a tire up fron... 18x9.5 all around,
Fronts are 245/40/18 (will sell if i can find decent priced 255 or 265 for fronts)

and out rear...295/35/18 BFG drag radial [Big Grin]

im buying black saleens soon (18x9) and ill be running 265/40/18 up front and same 295/35/18 BFGs out back [patriot]
 
Posted by Motorhead6T5 (Member # 4969) on :
 
Sumitomo htr z II's from tire rack are pretty cheap and work well,they are 135$ for 275/40/18's
 
Posted by 5.0JerM (Member # 5149) on :
 
Well right now I found some used toyo tr1's for $480 out the door, but the fronts are 40's and the rears are 35's...would that look wierd??
 
Posted by 5.0JerM (Member # 5149) on :
 
Well right now I found some used toyo tr1's for $480 out the door, but the fronts are 40's and the rears are 35's...would that look wierd??
 
Posted by SydeWayzSix (Member # 2222) on :
 
it'll look fine as long as the rears are wider. Whats thye exact size of the tires??
 
Posted by 5.0JerM (Member # 5149) on :
 
The fronts would be 245 40 18 and the rears would be 275 35 18
 
Posted by 91Trunkster (Member # 6598) on :
 
It will look fine.
 




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