18x9.5 drag radial fitment question
10-24-2010, 01:47 PM
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18x9.5 drag radial fitment question Just wondering if a 305 mt drag radial will fit.
Link to the two I'm looking at.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3786R/?rtype=10
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3785R/
What kind of sidewall difference am i looking at? I am lowered with bmr springs. If anybody has pics of what I am wondering that would be awesome.
Kind of hard to search because I am on my phone. thanks
Link to the two I'm looking at.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3786R/?rtype=10
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3785R/
What kind of sidewall difference am i looking at? I am lowered with bmr springs. If anybody has pics of what I am wondering that would be awesome.
Kind of hard to search because I am on my phone. thanks
10-24-2010, 02:04 PM
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So i would be ok going with a 305/45 but not 305/35..
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...StreetRadialII
Anybody want to explain why?
Is the 305/45 going to look good on there? Meaning proportional on the side not 8 inches of sidewall and not bulge big time over the rim.
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...StreetRadialII
Anybody want to explain why?
Is the 305/45 going to look good on there? Meaning proportional on the side not 8 inches of sidewall and not bulge big time over the rim.
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10-25-2010, 05:23 AM
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because there is extra sidewall to safely pull into the rim and buldge out without comprimising the integrity of the sidewall. Im running my 295/45s on a 9" rim with *some* buldge, its not bad, just looks a little aggressive. it would be pushing it on a 295/40 tho.
Im going to an 18x10.5 from a 17x9 and going to a 305/45/18 but that is for tire height. I would run wider if they made it
10-25-2010, 06:13 AM
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Actually the funny thing is, that if you look at M/T's site, the 305/35/18 is actually .5" wider that the 315/30/18, which i believe also has alot to do with the sidewall and bulging. I have 18x10.5" on all 4 corners, and went with the 305/35/18 rears, and 285/35/18 Hankook v12's on the fronts, and have no rubbing issues anywhere. The shop did put 5/16" spacers on the front just in case, but i am gonna throw the car in the air when i store it, and remove the spacers to check clearance without them, but 5/16" is totally safe with fatory length studs anyways. Just want to tuck the fronts in more, and would like the rears to stick out a bit more.
To the OP, go with the 305/35's if that is what they say to use, but just make sure to run them around 25-28 psi, no higher on the street, or they will wear very badly and be blown out pretty fast...heard of a few forum members that had that problem.
To the OP, go with the 305/35's if that is what they say to use, but just make sure to run them around 25-28 psi, no higher on the street, or they will wear very badly and be blown out pretty fast...heard of a few forum members that had that problem.
10-25-2010, 11:25 AM
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I needed to know if a 305 would safely fit on a 305 rim.. the easiest and best answer i could of got was..... a 275 would be ideal for your size rim but a 305 will safety fit on and is the largest you can run although there will be a small amount of bulging.
Instead there is a few people who act like i am inferior like every thread in the wheel section similar to this. This is the only forum section I hate posting questions in. I thought before it was because it was the subject I was the most ignorant about but it is not.. it is how you recieve answers.
because there is extra sidewall to safely pull into the rim and buldge out without comprimising the integrity of the sidewall. Im running my 295/45s on a 9" rim with *some* buldge, its not bad, just looks a little aggressive. it would be pushing it on a 295/40 tho.
Im going to an 18x10.5 from a 17x9 and going to a 305/45/18 but that is for tire height. I would run wider if they made it
Im going to an 18x10.5 from a 17x9 and going to a 305/45/18 but that is for tire height. I would run wider if they made it
Could you possibly get me a few pics of your rear tires just showing the bulge. Thanks a ton for it.
10-26-2010, 03:33 AM
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Compared to stock sized 275/40 nittos
attatched are the best pictures i have of them, i get the car back tomorrow and i will take onces just of the buldge.
10-26-2010, 07:45 AM
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Is that 305/45 going to fit ok since it is so tall? It is a 29 inch tire.. what all am i going to have to do? Going on my trans am.. I have lcas and lowered on bmrs.. I don't mind doing alittle work but I'm going to minitub it to run these.
I am scared it is going to be too much sidewall and look goofy. These are going on my "pretty" rims and not prostars but I do want an aggressive look and stance to it.
Thank uou to all who.helped explain why it would or woildnt fit my rim and how it was going to look up until this point.
This section needs more detailed explanations like a few i have got.. rim and tire choice are two huge aspects in making a car look good if not the main two. I want to make sure as much as possible that I will like hem before I blow 500$ on tires only to have them mounted then have to take back off and try to get my money back.
I am scared it is going to be too much sidewall and look goofy. These are going on my "pretty" rims and not prostars but I do want an aggressive look and stance to it.
Thank uou to all who.helped explain why it would or woildnt fit my rim and how it was going to look up until this point.
This section needs more detailed explanations like a few i have got.. rim and tire choice are two huge aspects in making a car look good if not the main two. I want to make sure as much as possible that I will like hem before I blow 500$ on tires only to have them mounted then have to take back off and try to get my money back.
10-27-2010, 08:40 AM
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Unless I am totally missing it....
Obviously you can depending on the tire height. Mt site has it listed as acceptable.. why would they list that if it wasn't safe? I underatand there will be some bulge and that is acceptable to a point.
Obviously you can depending on the tire height. Mt site has it listed as acceptable.. why would they list that if it wasn't safe? I underatand there will be some bulge and that is acceptable to a point.
10-27-2010, 08:42 AM
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Is that 305/45 going to fit ok since it is so tall? It is a 29 inch tire.. what all am i going to have to do? Going on my trans am.. I have lcas and lowered on bmrs.. I don't mind doing alittle work but I'm not going to minitub it to run these.
I am scared it is going to be too much sidewall and look goofy. These are going on my "pretty" rims and not prostars but I do want an aggressive look and stance to it.
I am scared it is going to be too much sidewall and look goofy. These are going on my "pretty" rims and not prostars but I do want an aggressive look and stance to it.
10-27-2010, 01:51 PM
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I am sorry I came off as rude to you, that was not my intention. Most of the time, people in this section ask, "Does XXX fit on a X" size rim?" with an expected response of "Yes" or "No" You, however, would like to know why it would or would not - something I didn't get from the your original post. I percieved your question as a "Yes" or "No" answer.
10-27-2010, 08:08 PM
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I am sorry I came off as rude to you, that was not my intention. Most of the time, people in this section ask, "Does XXX fit on a X" size rim?" with an expected response of "Yes" or "No" You, however, would like to know why it would or would not - something I didn't get from the your original post. I percieved your question as a "Yes" or "No" answer.
I still dont understand why the chart says yes and why some on here say no.
I do undrstand it will bulge but I understand it should also still be safe. will all 305s fit? No because of the sidewall height. More sidewall allows a wider tire not bulging as much and being more safe.
Correct?
On my phone so excuse typo and punctuation
10-27-2010, 08:17 PM
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It's not a matter of tire "bulge" and how it looks on the rim and whether it looks like it will fit or not but what the manufacturer sais will safely work or not work. It's simple, if you want wider tires, buy wider rims and don't shoehorn on something that won't fit or isn't designed to fit. Sorry.