Help with tire choice
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Staging Lane
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Help with tire choice So after waiting over a month the tire store called and said my rims will be in this week. I ordered TT going 9 in the front and 10 in the back. i told the guy i wanted some lip in the rear so i hope they come the way i want them. Now he recommended running 255 in the front and 285 in the rear. He also suggested the Nitto 555's. Im here looking for advice because if i recall reading here on the forums i can go wider in the rear so let me hear some recommended sizes width profile and brand please. the car is going to start seeing minimal track time so i want a good street tire and something that hooks up fairly decent at the track. they are going on a 02 Z
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305's for sure, 315's most likely but it would be a good idea to get an adjustable panhard bar just to be sure. Keep in mind that if you lower in the future, it may become a problem even with the phb.
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Ya i run 315 toyo r888 proxe drag radials on a 10.5. I did the bfh mod which is get a rubber mallet and just hit the inner fender in just a little mine dont rub at all and i pick up the front on launches pretty hard. I know people run 315 nitto tires too with no prob i would for sure run a 315 either one i mention are great wide and great traction tires.
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Staging Lane
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Sounds good think ill go with the 305 really dont want to do bfh mod lol looking forward to mounting these. Sounds like ill be able to hook up and add some sex appeal rockin the stock 16s now and its annoying just going and hammerin it then they start spinning
you could get a 315 in a Nitto if you don't mind a little "cheating"
Nitto goes from a 285/40 to a 315/35 in their street tire 555, In an 18" they have a 305 DR..
Nitto goes from a 285/40 to a 315/35 in their street tire 555, In an 18" they have a 305 DR..
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Staging Lane
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looks like im going with a 285 then for the rear...i cant find anything in a 295 or 305 for a 17 that isnt a DR, And im not all about running a DR since this is my daily and dont want to replace tires every 3 months