I have a 2002 pontiac ws6 on stano springs ,just bought 17x9.5 in the front and 18x10.5 rear rims. Does any one have and suggestions on the best tire set up for the rims and the car.

 

Without knowing your goals, no not really.

 

street car. I want more of an aggressive/less wheel gap look.

 

are you looking for tire brand suggestions or tire size suggestions? need more info on what's done to the car too

 

both tire brand and tire size, it has strano lowering springs and shocks ,panhard bar,relocation brackets ?

 

What kind of miles do you plan to put on it a year?

Do you want it to hook up or handle?

 

2-4 thousand miles a year. Rite now I have the nitto nt55 which I like.

 

Nitto NT05 up front (275/40/17)

Nitto NT05R out back (315/40/17)

I just recently purchased the same fronts as I'm suggesting for you, everyone seems to love them. I have the same tires in the back as what I wrote up top the NT05R but in the 275/40/17 version and I love them!

 

my question is would the 315/40r18 fit the same in the back without rubbing my rears are going to be 18x10.5

 

I'm running nitto NT05's on my car, 295/35 on all 4 corners on 18x10.5 wheels and love them. get about 5 seasons on a set (I rotate front to back every season). I agree with blk97z28 about the front tire size, but would say do a 35 series on an 18" rim instead of a 40 series that way the tire height front to back is the same( I'm guessing he thought you had a 17 rim in the back too). you can fit a 295-315 on a 10.5" wide rim, my 295s have a very slight stretch on a 10.5" rim but it is barely noticeable. 315 will need some massaging of the wheel wells and rolling the fenders, depending on wheel offset a 295 can tuck in there without all that

 

rite on, right now my set up is 275/40r17 in the front and 315/35/17 in the rear, no rubbing in the rear. Wonder if I could still pull that off with the 18inch rim.

 

Correct I thought he had both 17's. Nice pic! Tires look awesome!

 

For no rubbing I'd go 275/40 and 315/40 jmo. Going to 18 might make it rub pretty good, could you just run a small spacer so you don't have to massage the wheel well?

 

if you go to 18 you'll have to drop the side wall profile to a 35 to keep the tire height that same i believe. i would go to the tire size calculator and mess around with different size wall profiles until you have the same tire height front and back that way you don't throw off TC and ABS if you have it.

 

Im running staggered setup and have 275/40/18 on the back and doesn't rub.

 

that's because a 275/40 is a factory tires size on the ss and ws6 cars (with 17" rims)

 

I am in a little dilemma here. I have an 00 SS full bolt ons with some new BF Goodrich 275/40/17s on stock wheels (non ZR1s). I want ZR1 wheels and have come down to 2 options. Do I A, get some brand new 17 x 9.5 all around which the tires I have will go go right on or option B, get a used set of ZR1s I found for $400 that will come with some 315 NT555s that have 90% tread left. The used ZR1s are black and I am wanting some silvers. I would really get the black ones so I can get the tires since price is good.

Orrrrr, I get the 17 x 9.5s, put them on the BFs I have, and when those are done I go with the NT05s?

I don't get much traction on a 1st gear punch with the BFs. So this is another question I have for down the road....say I get the 17 x 9.5 silvers and down the road I get the NT5s. How much better will my traction be on those? How much comparison is a really good drag radial 275 going to compare to a 315 NT555. Based on my research, I'm reading that some really good 275 radials like Michelins, NT5s, etc. are going to grip close as good to a 295-315 and the difference won't be dramatic. Example - you see alot of the high HP Mopars these days coming with what you'd think are too thin 285s from the factory but they come with some good radials. Yes that's for them to save money but those grip pretty good.

Right now I'm leaning more towards just getting the new silvers and putting them on the new BFs that were on the car when I bought it and down the road getting a better 275.

I could definitely get the black ZR1 package, sell the wheels, and get some silver 17 x 11s for the rear to put the NT555s on. And also sell the BFs. I'd about break even after all said and done...especially if I sell the stock wheels I have on now.

I'm more of a weekend cruiser and occasionally get on it in first gear, so that said I am not CRAVING the stickiness. Which is why I am leaning more towards just getting new silvers put on existing BFs. Car is not lowered.

Thoughts, opinions?

 

Does any one have a 275/40r18 fronts, 295/35r18 rears set up???