going to 285-35-18's in the back?
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going to 285-35-18's in the back? I was wondering if anyone else has any pics or experience with going to this size tire. I want to keep the rims I have on my vette but add just a little bit wider tires. I wanted to know how the tires would look on my rims that are 9.5 wide and if going to 35 is too small of a sidewall. Thanks
how old are ya? i was 19 when i purchased my vette, thenit got stolen a few mos ago. you should be able to run 295's on this rim, but again if i am not mistaken , the rear wheels have 10- 10.5's??? what year is the vette.
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I have been researching drag radials and I was told by the Techs at DISCOUNT TIRE that the widest I could go on a 9.5 rim was a 285/35/18. The only DR that they could supply in this size was a Nitto 555RII. I did not want to shell out the cash for the Nit's so I went with a BFG Drag radial in the 275/35/18 size. So to get to your question The 285/35/18 should be the largest tire that fits the Corvette 18X9.5 rims. Call either TireRack or Discount Tire they are glad to discuss things like this. Good luck.
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FYI on overall tire height:
275/40 = 26.61 inches
285/35 = 25.95 inches
This is from Nitto's web site. That is over half an inch difference in overall height. Although it may fit the rim, I don't think it would look right at all.
275/40 = 26.61 inches
285/35 = 25.95 inches
This is from Nitto's web site. That is over half an inch difference in overall height. Although it may fit the rim, I don't think it would look right at all.
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I will be one of the funny ones when I get the 275/35/18's mounted Thursday. I am going from a 275/40 to a 275/35 which roughly eqauls a hieght difference of 1". But this will be divided by 2, due to the measurement being on a diameter.
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Wider tires The vette is a 97 and I just wanted to beef up the tire size a little without sacrificing the look and replacing the rims. I do believe 35 would look kinda funny but then again wouldn't 285-40's too? Thanks for the help guys. P.s. to the first guy, I'm 22, and I guess that isn't young enough haha.
