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Old 02-25-2007, 08:36 PM
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Default Those with 18's on their F-body, what sized rear tires do you have?

Trying to decide what to get. What does everyone else run as far as rear tires on their 18 inch wheels??
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i have a set of corvette wheels and on the back are 275 40 18
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295 35 18 BFG drag radials , BFH and bumpstop cut 98 TA
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Current: Shitty Sumitomos - 285/35/18

Planned: BFG KDW D/R - 315/30/18
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BFG KDW 275/35/18 on 18/10 wheel
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I have a 275/35/18 on a 9.5 inch wheel.
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275/40/18 Continental Extreme Contacts on 9.5 inch rims
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18x9.5 c6 z06 w/ 275/40/18's
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18X9.5 BFG KDW NT 295 35 18.
But in my sig down there are 275s
The 295 look so much better!
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18x9.5 rim 285/35/18
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18x10.5 rim and 295/30/18 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's

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315 30 18 BFG drag radials
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305 35 18 Nitto DRs
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I have 245/40/18's BFG KDW2's
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275/40/18 on eagle f1 emt runflats on a 18x9.5 thin spoke chrome vette wheel
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BFG DRs 295/35/18s

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275/40/18 BFG KDWs on 18x9.5 Z06s
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Originally Posted by Randy_S
305 35 18 Nitto DRs
Those are the same ones I am looking at. Did you have to pound in the inner wheel well at all? Also, does your speedo seem to still be accurate?
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Originally Posted by Randy_S
305 35 18 Nitto DRs
I just got a hardon. Nice ***
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Thanks guys, yea I had to beat in my driver's side inner wheel well after blowing out my first Nitto Drag Radial with only 100 miles on it. I especially bent in the little tab towards the bottom of the bodywork.

About the speedo, I am not sure since I only got to drive it at xmas a little bit. I doubt its perfect but who actually goes the exact speed limit anyway?

I dont know how the tires are gonna fit when I drop in my Strage 12 bolt, hopefully it wont change the position of the tires.

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