DemonicZ

Looking for the longest lasting tire in a 305/35/18 for daily driving. Rarely any racing.

rudytirerack

Unforunately I am not aware of any tires that will be long lasting in this size. May want to change up the size.

ChvyC10

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I was looking for this also and now I'm kinda stuck.. Have 18x11's on the way and don't really have the need for a drag radial.

Not sure why nitto doesn't offer them in non drag radial...

DemonicZ

check out running a 315/30/18 many more choices...

I decided to go with 275/40/17 BFGoodrich Gforce KDW2s on the front and 315/30/18 BFGoodrich G-force Rivals in the back about $1100 on tirerack.com
and my wheels are $600 so its not bad

quiet_storm98

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I see you already bought tires but i was about to say you can run a 295/35/18 there are alot of normal street tires in that size that is what i ended up switching to after my 305/35/18 drag radials wore out

DemonicZ

I looked at that option for a while... but I love the extra width of the 315/30s

quiet_storm98

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Yeah i thought about that size i just didn't want the really short sidewall height of that size of tire

SSCamaro99_3

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(295/25.4)*.35= 4.06496
(315/25.4)*30= 3.72047

A third of an inch? Not really material. Any pothole that would kill our wheel probably wouldn't care about tha much extra sidewall.

quiet_storm98

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looking at the specs 295/35/18 are 26.1 inches tall 315/30/18 are 25.5 inches tall so its definitely more then 1/3 of an inch. I also went with that size because there were a lot more tires in that size and honestly they were almost as wide as the 305's I had on there

ChvyC10

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I hear the bfg kdw2 runs wide... Gonna try that out in 295.

Some were saying they are almost as wide as a 315...

TImmy_Jones

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26.1-25.5=.6 inches

.6 inches on EACH side of the tire = .3 of an inch.

I would say 1/3 of an inch is accurate.

SSCamaro99_3

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And 25.66 ish is stock diameter.

quiet_storm98

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Huh? Whatever all i know is next to my stock 275/40/17 you can see they have more sidewall and its definitely more then 1/3 of an inch but who cares

SSCamaro99_3

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Of course they do, the 275 is on a 17 inch wheel. The discussion is about 18's and the difference between a 295/35 and a 305/30

(27.5/2.54)*.4 = 4.3307 => 4.3307+4.3307+17 = 25.6614
(29.5/2.54)*.35 = 4.0649 => 4.0649+4.0649+18 = 26.1298
(30.5/2.54)*.35 = 4.2028 => 4.2028+4.2028+18 = 26.4056
(31.5/2.54)*.3 = 3.7205 => 3.7205+3.7205+18 = 25.441

All of the 18in tires will have shorter sidewalls in order to accomodate the 18 inch wheel while trying to maintain overall stock diameter.

Silver408z

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If you are looking at 305 35 18 drag radials, the nitto 555 drag is the longest lasting. If you are just after a regular z rated tire you will probably have to go with a 295 35 18. I had the kdw 2's on my car and they lasted a long time but as they got older they got slippery and loud.