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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 10:13 AM
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Will these tires fit no problem on a 99 corvette thats lowered 2 inches?
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 01:45 PM
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anyone?
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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not without a minitub or lewis 5 wide fenders, a search would have resulted that.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 02:58 PM
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Not even close !! First of all you would need a 12-13" wheel, factory C6Z stuff or aftermarket wheels. Then they would stick out 2-3" past the fender. Not to mention they are almost 29" tall.
Like the previous poster said, L5's, TPE's or minitub. That 3:15 gear with a 29" tall tire, you better be putting down some serious HP to even get it moving.

Stock Tire - 345/40R18 >Search Tires
Section Width: 13.58 in 345 mm

Rim Diameter: 18 in 457.2 mm

Rim Width Range: Unrecognized tire size.

Overall Diameter: 28.86 in 733.04 mm

Sidewall Height: 5.43 in 137.92 mm

Radius: 14.43 in 366.52 mm

Circumference: 90.66 in 2302.7 mm

Revs per Mile: 720.7
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Maybe you meant to say 315/40R18 ?? Which is a NT05R size, if not where did you find a 345/40R18 tire. And who makes it ??
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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Long story short my buddy tried doing the same exact thing as your trying to do and now he has 315 on it. Like Lsoholic said it just wont work.
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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Like everyone else said you need a 12 to 13 inch wheel to fit. If the rim is not wide enough you will not get anymore contact patch from a 345 than you would a 315. The 345 would have about an inch on each side that would never wear out because it would never touch the ground.
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mini tub'd here...homemade G
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Maybe we need a translator here so it can be said in 7 or 8 different languages..

I'll start with English.......Won't work!
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 12:32 PM
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My 335/30/18s required a mini-tub. So...I don't think wider AND taller would work, without work.
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Originally Posted by WKMCD
Maybe we need a translator here so it can be said in 7 or 8 different languages..

I'll start with English.......Won't work!
Ca ne marchera pas.
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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Actually, a 335/30/18 fits without minitub. I have ccw classics with just the right offset, that it fits snugly.

However the op listed tire, that's a BIG f'n tire. 345/40/18 is tall as **** and will NOT fit under even a stock height vette.

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I occasionally run M&H 345/35/18 Dr's on my 2.75" mini-tubbed Vette and they just barely rub on hard suspension jolts.
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