tire size ? for 18" s

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May 21, 2006 | 09:29 AM

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tire size ? for 18" s

im about to order the chrome zo6's from tomzwheels
what tire size should i go for?

im also starting to look at lowering springs so i dont have the 4x4 look

May 21, 2006 | 09:52 AM

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I went with 275/35-18 BFG's, keeps stock diameter, no rubbing issues, and speedo stays accurate.

Here's some pics

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2262048/2

May 21, 2006 | 09:54 AM

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i'm running 275/35/18 bfg kdws in the front, and 295/35/18 bfg kwds in the back lowered 2 inches. i had to trim the rubber stop for the rear axle so it didn't scrub, but it's fine now

May 21, 2006 | 11:01 AM

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P275/35/18 is the ideal tire for a 9.5" wheel. I think you could get away with 285's but I think 295's are pushing it on a 9.5" wheel if that's what your getting.

May 21, 2006 | 06:53 PM

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295's are pushing it on a 18/9.5 I'm runing 285/35 GSD3's on my 18/9.5's in the rear and they don't bulge off the rim any.

May 21, 2006 | 06:58 PM

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Tire size depends on which size z06 wheels you are going to order (18x10.5 or the 18x12s)

May 21, 2006 | 07:06 PM

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im ordering 9.5 in the front and 10.5 in the back

i also forgot to ask am i gonna need the BFH to get them on?

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May 22, 2006 | 05:38 PM

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Running 275/35/r18 on my 18x9.5 c6 wheels..front and back, no rubbing and handle awesome.

May 24, 2006 | 05:06 PM

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i odered my wheels and tires today from tomzwheelz
i got 275/35 in the front
and 285/35 in the rear
the people from tomzwheelz said 285/35 in the rear would be fine so thats what i got

May 24, 2006 | 05:10 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by anotherreject04

i odered my wheels and tires today from tomzwheelz
i got 275/35 in the front
and 285/35 in the rear
the people from tomzwheelz said 285/35 in the rear would be fine so thats what i got

Yea, on a TA you should be fine with the 285 in back. Just can't rotate them. If I didn't care about rotating my tires I would want a big ol' 315 out back.

TomZ is great. I got my wheels from them.

May 24, 2006 | 06:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by anotherreject04

i odered my wheels and tires today from tomzwheelz
i got 275/35 in the front
and 285/35 in the rear
the people from tomzwheelz said 285/35 in the rear would be fine so thats what i got

That's what I have now 275/35 GSD3's front and 285/35 GSD3's rear. Honestly if I had to do it over again I would have go the same size all the way around. Theres just not that big of a difference from 275's to 285's.