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Topic: What tires for 18 inch wheels?
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94Blackout
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I'm assuming for my car, a 98 lowered 1 1/2 to 2 inches, that for 18x9 wheels the correct tire size would be 240/40/18? What are you guys running and not having problems with?
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Posts: 704 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Mar 2003
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S2 STALLION
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well i have a 2001 with the same size rim and have 295/35/18 in the rear and 265/35/18 in the front with no promlems at all.
but just to be safe i would go one step smaller since you have a different body.
285/35/18 in rear and 255/35/18 in front.
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RixSikCobra
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Same here. 295/35/18 rears, 275/35/18 front...no problems at all.
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94Blackout
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How much are your cars lowered? The 35 doesn't seem like it takes up much of the wheel well if it is only lowered an inch and a half.
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94 Cobra: Totalled
94 GT Vert: Rear ended
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2005GTskip
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Originally posted by RixSikCobra04:
Same here. 295/35/18 rears, 275/35/18 front...no problems at all.
ric did u lower your car with the 275 in front with no probs? and what is the width of your ft wheels..?
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RixSikCobra
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Originally posted by 2000GTskip:
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Originally posted by RixSikCobra04:
Same here. 295/35/18 rears, 275/35/18 front...no problems at all.
ric did u lower your car with the 275 in front with no probs? and what is the width of your ft wheels..?
Yup. I'm lowered 1.75 front and 1.5 rear. I've had ZERO problems with clearance, rubbing, or ride. The fronts are 18x9's. Yours is lowered a little more than mine, I think. Saw yours yesterday at the show, very nice lookin' car.
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RixSikCobra
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Originally posted by 94Blackout:
How much are your cars lowered? The 35 doesn't seem like it takes up much of the wheel well if it is only lowered an inch and a half.
Ok, I hope I say this right. The number 35 (or 40,45,60 etc) is a constant percentage of the "p" number, this percentage gives you the sidewall height. So a p295/35/18 is gonna have a higher sidewall than a p275/35/18 even though they have the same 35 percent. So a 295 will be wider AND taller amd will take up more wheelwell space all things equal. 265-275/35's take up alot a space for the front.
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94Blackout
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Thanks for the explanation. That helps a ton, hopefully the 98s have close to the same amount of wellspace as the 99+
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94 Cobra: Totalled
94 GT Vert: Rear ended
98 Charged GT: Sold
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1Sicgt
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On my 97 I run 265/35/18 front and 285/35/18 rear.
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