Thinking of Going Wider
Thinking of Going Wider I bought some CCW wheels a few months ago. They are 18x10 F and 18x11 R. They came with Vredestein tires on them with the sizes of 275/35/18 F and 295/35/18 R. I don't like the way the tires are stretched to fit on the front and rear wheels. It seems to make the car ride rougher because of the angle of the side wall. Someone suggested getting new shocks but when I had my C6 Z06 DD wheels (18x8.5 w 255/40/18 R and 18x10.5 w/ 295/35/18 R) on the car it rode awesome. I have the eibach pro-kit with bilstein shocks. Any thoughts? Would new shocks work? To alleviate the problem I am thinking about getting new tires. How wide should I go and what do I need to get them to fit? Do I just need to roll the fender?
Saw your post when you got these a few months back...car looks great! I would definately consider a wider tire just from the stand point those look a little goofy...sorry. Might kill two birds, you know?
Hard to claim shocks at fault when they are the common denominator between the two. Never heard of the tire manufacturer either...is it possible they are little narrow dimensionally than most competitors?
Hard to claim shocks at fault when they are the common denominator between the two. Never heard of the tire manufacturer either...is it possible they are little narrow dimensionally than most competitors?
Saw your post when you got these a few months back...car looks great! I would definately consider a wider tire just from the stand point those look a little goofy...sorry. Might kill two birds, you know?
Hard to claim shocks at fault when they are the common denominator between the two. Never heard of the tire manufacturer either...is it possible they are little narrow dimensionally than most competitors?
Hard to claim shocks at fault when they are the common denominator between the two. Never heard of the tire manufacturer either...is it possible they are little narrow dimensionally than most competitors?
i'm thinking 315s. will rolling the fender be enough?
Vredestein tires are strictly a low budget tire.
Put a set of BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT 295/35/18s on it, they run wide for there size, and you can get them for $221 per tire(shipped) from DTD.
FYI, a 315/30/18 will run you at least $300 per tire.
Put a set of BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT 295/35/18s on it, they run wide for there size, and you can get them for $221 per tire(shipped) from DTD.
FYI, a 315/30/18 will run you at least $300 per tire.
Last edited by 99Bluz28; Nov 10, 2010 at 11:03 PM.
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That's what I would do is get wider tires cause some like the stretched look and some don't. Personally I don't cause these ain't Hondas where we got the "hella-flush" look goin on where we gotta slam the car and get smaller tires just to fit up and under the freakin fenders. Just my opinion though.
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Verdad Gallardo That's what I would do is get wider tires cause some like the stretched look and some don't. Personally I don't cause these ain't Hondas where we got the "hella-flush" look goin on where we gotta slam the car and get smaller tires just to fit up and under the freakin fenders. Just my opinion though.
yea they really don't look good stretched at all. thanks for the compliments. i have stared at your mustang with the 345s a couple of times now ha
