325 for Street Use
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From: Keller/Lubbock TX
325 for Street Use Hey guys!
Been a while since I've posted on here. Im currently looking into getting new tires for the rear on my white 98 T/A. I have black c4 ZR1 rims. 17 inch rims. Im not sure if they are 9.5 or 11 inch wide. Regardless, I will be getting new Rims. The tires i currently have in the back are Nitto 555 315/35/17. The fronts are nittos as well ( 555- 285/35/17 I believe ).
I love how wide my rear tires are and love how they hook fairly well. What I do not like is how tall they are and how they fail to fill the gap from tire to fender lip. I would like to get a taller tire, 28 Inch max, to help fill in this gap. I would rather not be Lowering the rear end because I like the current ride height since It is my daily driver. I also love the look of a small rim with lots of sidewall ( classic muscle car look )
The rims ive been looking at to mount my new tires are are 15 inch. Very simple rims, yet are a glossy black like my current rims
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-85-5173/overview/
The tires ive been looking at are 27.9 inch tall which is 3 inches taller than my 555/35/r17
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/bfg-53931/overview/
I figured I would lay out all of this on here and let you guys give me your opinions. Y'all are the experts and I would love to hear from you guys. Also the car is an LS1 car and has Heads/Cam/Fuel System/Exhaust/3.73 gears/ 4L60E with ~3000 stall
Been a while since I've posted on here. Im currently looking into getting new tires for the rear on my white 98 T/A. I have black c4 ZR1 rims. 17 inch rims. Im not sure if they are 9.5 or 11 inch wide. Regardless, I will be getting new Rims. The tires i currently have in the back are Nitto 555 315/35/17. The fronts are nittos as well ( 555- 285/35/17 I believe ).
I love how wide my rear tires are and love how they hook fairly well. What I do not like is how tall they are and how they fail to fill the gap from tire to fender lip. I would like to get a taller tire, 28 Inch max, to help fill in this gap. I would rather not be Lowering the rear end because I like the current ride height since It is my daily driver. I also love the look of a small rim with lots of sidewall ( classic muscle car look )
The rims ive been looking at to mount my new tires are are 15 inch. Very simple rims, yet are a glossy black like my current rims
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-85-5173/overview/
The tires ive been looking at are 27.9 inch tall which is 3 inches taller than my 555/35/r17
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/bfg-53931/overview/
I figured I would lay out all of this on here and let you guys give me your opinions. Y'all are the experts and I would love to hear from you guys. Also the car is an LS1 car and has Heads/Cam/Fuel System/Exhaust/3.73 gears/ 4L60E with ~3000 stall
You would need a whole new rear, which means an *** load of money. And no, there is no way to make a 4.0 backspacing work on a stock length rear without looking like Joe Dirt.
If you switch to a 28's tire you will have abs and brake lights on in your dash, because of the tire height difference. If you're set on a 28" tire and are OK with driving around with dash lights on then I would recommend considering a 295/55/15 or 275/60/15. 325/50 is a really tight fit and will require adjustable panhard bar and some inner fender hammering. I have 325/50's on my car, once they are worn out I'll switch to 295/55/15. If it was my daily driver I'd just consider lowering the car to work with a 315/35/17.
