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Posted by alexv (Member # 13018) on
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Currently I have 275/40/17 front (BFGoodrich g-force sport comp 2) and 315/35/17 rear (Sumitomo HTR), I am thinking about downsizing my rear tires to 275/40/17 but get a better quality tire (maybe BFGoodrich g-force sport comp 2 too) since the choice in 315/35/17 is very limited and expensive.
What do you think would be better? Wider tire or slightly less wide tire but better quality or at least cheaper tire.
Car is 96 Cobra N/A, 4.10 gears (w/ aluminum flywheel), full GR40 street kit, I dont race other than the occasional auto-x.
[ 2013-08-13, 01:06 PM: Message edited by: alexv ]
Posted by 3-0-Tunes (Member # 8105) on
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275 in the front is overkill bro.... 225 230 front and 275 is fine for the back
Posted by alexv (Member # 13018) on
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Yeah I kinda agree, the previous owner did that. That's why I am looking at downsizing them in the future.
Posted by LXjames (Member # 10791) on
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If it doesn't rub then it's not overkill lol go to a nice 245/45/17 in front run your 275's in the back and sell the 315's
Posted by alexv (Member # 13018) on
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I think my front rims are 9.5" and rear are 10.5"; are 275/40/17 going to fit ok on these? I have heard peoples say that anything less than 315/35/17 on a 10.5" rim looks a bit...odd?
Posted by Venom (Member # 9201) on
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On a sn 95 275s aren't over kill especially in 17s. A 245 is ok,but small if you ask me. Gets 18 wheels, more tire variety. I think your current up seems legit(275/40r17 front- 315/35r17 rear).
Posted by Venom (Member # 9201) on
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Originally posted by alexv:
I think my front rims are 9.5" and rear are 10.5"; are 275/40/17 going to fit ok on these? I have heard peoples say that anything less than 315/35/17 on a 10.5" rim looks a bit...odd?
Yes it will look odd, what kind of rims do you have?
Posted by alexv (Member # 13018) on
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I think they are Cobra R's ?
Posted by Venom (Member # 9201) on
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It looks cool with the tire set up. Any other tire size will look weird on the car.
Posted by alexv (Member # 13018) on
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Cool, thanks, I guess I'll stick with that setup then. I just wish there was a bit more choice in 315/35/17...
Posted by 95gtdrop (Member # 7478) on
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keep the 315s. they look great!!!
my problem with my 97 and my 04 is the limited sizes in a 17". after i sell my 97 ill be getting a new set of 18s for my 04. 315s are cheaper for 18s also.
Posted by 86redGT (Member # 6961) on
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I dont think anything bigger than 255's up front are really necessary, I run 245's and they are fine. 315's on proper offset rims in our cars look great though.
Posted by alexv (Member # 13018) on
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Originally posted by 86redGT:
I dont think anything bigger than 255's up front are really necessary, I run 245's and they are fine. 315's on proper offset rims in our cars look great though.
What's the width of your front rims? I think mine are too big (9"-9.5" or so) to have anything as small as a 245, but I could be wrong.
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