who is running 19's on their F-Body?/
what are you running for rear tires also are there any drag radials out there??
my rims are 19.9.5 and looking to possibly have them widened 2 inches but not sure when and i need new tires that hopefully will offer a little traction

 

Old thread- but good info- he had his 19x9.5's widened 1.5" and runs 305/30's

https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-ti...s-widened.html

 

perfect!!! those are the wheels i have also

 

19x12 running 345's

 

19x9 up front 275/30/19 (Need to be a 275/35/19 -- My mistake!)

19x11 rear 325/30/19 (Will be stepping down to a 305/30/19 for clearance when I burn off these)

 

19x9.5 275/30/19 rear 19x8.5 front 235/35/19 . these were the tires on it when got it. Iwant to go wider front and rear...especially front. tires are nitto 555

 

I'll be running 19X10s in the front and 19x12s in the rear on Pirelli Corsa Asymettricas 285/35 front 325/30 rear


Pirellis are over $2500.

I'd go with Nitto Invos roughly 300-350 per tire

 

Nitto 555s all the way around... 245/35/19 (front) & 275/30/19 (rear), and the wheels are RPM 505s 19x8.5 in front and 19x9.5 in the rear.

Not really any drag radials that size, not likely youd be able to hook well with a sidewall that small anyway... I'm just planning on carrying a set of 17's with drag radials on them to the track.

 

I'm running toyo R888s in 305/30/19 for my rears.

 

how well do they hook?

 

Not bad. 2nd gear is still useless in boost, but it's better than before. I'm hoping that once I get some heat cycles in them, and it gets warmer, they'll hook even better.

 

I have had great luck with Hankook Ventus V12 Evo's. They have a pretty solid sidewall and hook pretty well for the price. I have over 18,000 miles on them with 2.5 years of use as a DD here in the North East.

 

Mickey Thompson makes an ET Street in a 305/35/19 that should fit. They have em on ebay and amazon about 373 each.

 

Im running 305/30/19 bridgestone potenza. They have decent tractions

 

Quick question...im looking at a set of 19x12 C6 Z06 wheels that are running 325's in the rear. Did you have to do anything to get yours to not rub? My trans am is stock height...am I going to need to beat the wheel wells with a hammer?

 

I had to beat my wheel wells but im lowered. some cars need it more than others, your just gonna have to do a bunch of test fitting.

 

do you think if mine stays stock height I'll be ok with rubbing the fenders etc? I dont mind beating up the wheel wells some to get it to fit...

 

You will have to beat the wheel wells in to some extent for 325's. I had to do a little bit, not much, but a little bit because the tires would rub when I went into a left or right turn. The inner tire wall would rub the inner wheel well. I took the tires off, saw the rub marks the tires made....and smacked those marks with a hammer maybe 7-8 smacks each side. Never rubbed again no matter how hard I cornered the car. You will have to do more banging because mine are 315.....

But it will work fine after hammering it. Make sure you spray the banged up area with primer, then spray paint, so it doesn't rust.

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Cool, sounds good! Thanks for the info.

 

I just ordered some 19's for the rear of my Formula. I went with 285/30ZR19's (Nitto Invo) ($236 a tire from Discount tire), for the 19x9.5 wheels.

I almost went with some 295/30ZR19's by Vredstein. They are simply badass tires for the money. But since Discount tire couldn't get them, and everything else I was getting was through them, I opted for the Invo's.

Heres a link to the Vredstiens on ebay> http://www.ebay.com/itm/295-30-19-Vredestein-Ultrac-Sessanta-New-Tires-ZR-100Y-295-30ZR19-/140912280592?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Tires&hash=item20cf06c410&vxp=mtr
They are not a well known tire since they are fairly new to the US. But they have been putting them on European supercars for years with some really good success. The Vette guys on the vette forums love them.