315's on 9.5" *PICS*
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315's on 9.5" *PICS* Got my 315 nittos mounted on my 17x9.5 Y2k vettes today.
Here are the pictures.. with a before and after on the 315's.
As you can see they do bulge out, guy at the tire shop said they would be fine.. I did have to use a small spacer to clear the inner wheel well though.
Here are the pictures.. with a before and after on the 315's.
As you can see they do bulge out, guy at the tire shop said they would be fine.. I did have to use a small spacer to clear the inner wheel well though.
the bulging doesn't look that bad...however unless it is just me only about half of the tire is touching the ground 
also those tires definatly look a lot skinnier than 315's but i guess that is normal with the nitto's
also those tires definatly look a lot skinnier than 315's but i guess that is normal with the nitto's Thread Starter
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Originally Posted by 777
the bulging doesn't look that bad...however unless it is just me only about half of the tire is touching the ground also those tires definatly look a lot skinnier than 315's but i guess that is normal with the nitto's
also those tires definatly look a lot skinnier than 315's but i guess that is normal with the nitto'sThey look much harder then my 275's did. When I had my 275's on... I drove 4 miles back to my house... dumped it at 4500 and they spun like hell until warm. Did the same thing yesterday, dumped it at 4500, held it on the floor and it didn't even tach up and hit the rev limiter.. it hung at 4500, and then gripped like hell, and went.
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Originally Posted by 777
the bulging doesn't look that bad...however unless it is just me only about half of the tire is touching the ground also those tires definatly look a lot skinnier than 315's but i guess that is normal with the nitto's
also those tires definatly look a lot skinnier than 315's but i guess that is normal with the nitto'sheres my goodyear 315 on my ws6 wheels
they absolutely dwarf my 275's that are on the front, and they hook like none other..well for a street tire anyway
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Originally Posted by 02blackws679ta
yea, nittos are quite a bit narrower than other brands....
heres my goodyear 315 on my ws6 wheels
they absolutely dwarf my 275's that are on the front, and they hook like none other..well for a street tire anyway
heres my goodyear 315 on my ws6 wheels
they absolutely dwarf my 275's that are on the front, and they hook like none other..well for a street tire anyway
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Originally Posted by SSZSLP
Please tell me those are NOT the wheel weights I'm seeing that look like they = around 3oz's
this is what they look like now, and they did NOT need near that much weight
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Originally Posted by 02blackws679ta
dont worry chump...they fucked up the first time and i ended up taking them to be rebalanced, and with the weights on the inside of the wheel
this is what they look like now, and they did NOT need near that much weight
this is what they look like now, and they did NOT need near that much weight
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Hmmm, 315's on 9.5" rims. If you check with ANY tire manufacturer, they will show MINIMUM recommended widths. AT minimum, a 10.5" rim would be needed to be safe with 315's. Good luck, and I sure hope you are only going fast in a straight line, as if you hit a roadrace or autocross track, it may get ugly real fast..... 
Originally Posted by ThackerSS
In the picture , the first one.. its unmounted with no weight on it... and only half is touching the ground.
They look much harder then my 275's did. When I had my 275's on... I drove 4 miles back to my house... dumped it at 4500 and they spun like hell until warm. Did the same thing yesterday, dumped it at 4500, held it on the floor and it didn't even tach up and hit the rev limiter.. it hung at 4500, and then gripped like hell, and went.
They look much harder then my 275's did. When I had my 275's on... I drove 4 miles back to my house... dumped it at 4500 and they spun like hell until warm. Did the same thing yesterday, dumped it at 4500, held it on the floor and it didn't even tach up and hit the rev limiter.. it hung at 4500, and then gripped like hell, and went.
Good luck with your 315's.
Mike
fwiw: I had nittos, and bfgs.. bfgs hooked so much harder, than I couldn't even spin going into 2nd, and I'd hook launching at 2500+. The nittos I had wouldn't even allow me to leave the line at 1800 without blowing them from start to finish.
The tires look good man.. don't listen to the haters, those actually look fairly regular.. There is MUCH MUCH MUCH worse going on in your stereotypical hispanic vehicle
Peace,
Josh
The tires look good man.. don't listen to the haters, those actually look fairly regular.. There is MUCH MUCH MUCH worse going on in your stereotypical hispanic vehicle
Peace,
Josh
Looks Good! The GSD3's run large and even Todd @ Discount Direct has said he warns his customers buying these tires as they run so large. When I was having my 285 GSD3's mounted I compared them to a Nitto 555R 315 in the shop and it was almost identical in width to my 285's. I wish I would have taken a picture of them side by side.
