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Old 03-11-2013, 06:35 AM
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I am the original owner of a 2002 Z28 with P285/40R18 Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar rear tires wrapped around 18 x 9.5" Forgeline RS, forged-aluminum 5-spoke wheels. The driver's side front tire with the same height and width as the rear tires recently got pierced.

On 18 x 9.5" front wheels, what is a good tire height, width, and brand?

Thank you in advance for the opinions.
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You can get a matching set of fronts for $99 each, do a google search, I'm pretty sure they are a non sponsor so I don't want to post a link. Do you have any pics with the 285/40s all the way around?

*edit* just looked at your cardomain site, that is one of the nicest and well setup camaros I've ever seen. Do you think the 285/40 in front is too big of a sidewall causing flex during hard turns? I am looking at that same setup but with wagon wheels.

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i just sold some 40's.. you can look at my for sale post there are pictures...
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Originally Posted by bufmatmuslepants
You can get a matching set of fronts for $99 each, do a google search, I'm pretty sure they are a non sponsor so I don't want to post a link. Do you have any pics with the 285/40s all the way around?

*edit* just looked at your cardomain site, that is one of the nicest and well setup camaros I've ever seen. Do you think the 285/40 in front is too big of a sidewall causing flex during hard turns? I am looking at that same setup but with wagon wheels.
Thank you for the compliment and the info. I ended up replacing them with a pair of same-sized Nitto NT 555 Extreme Performance tires for $400 shipped from Discount Tire Direct. I figured that those Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercars were inexpensive for the reasons that they wear quickly and can get pierced so easily. So, rear F1s will be rotated to the fronts and the new Nittos will go on the rear.



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