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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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i just order my black ZR1's a couple days ago and i was wondering what size of tires to go with on the front. i know im gonna go with 315's on the back. o yeah and im goin with 17X9.5 on the front and 17X11 on the rear

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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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275/40/17 upfront
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Depends, you can go with anything between a 255 and a 275. I would go 275 personally, but thats just my opinion.
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255 is waaaay to skinny.

Front's - 275/40/17
Back's - 315/35/17


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CRAGER- what 315's are you running on the SS, thanks.
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275mm for the fronts. Michelin PS2's while you are at it.
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thats what i was thinking i should run on the front. thanks. and ill be running Nitto DR on the rear
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thats what i was thinking i should run on the front. thanks. and ill be running Nitto DR on the rear

LOL.

You want sticky, stay with 275/40/17 rear on 9.5s out back, and put a MT ET Street Drag Radial on there. Kick the 315 Nittos butt all day long. Less trouble to clear the wheelwells too.
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LOL.

You want sticky, stay with 275/40/17 rear on 9.5s out back, and put a MT ET Street Drag Radial on there. Kick the 315 Nittos butt all day long. Less trouble to clear the wheelwells too.
MT's drag radials suck in the rain though, so IF the car is a daily driver, I would stick with the Nitto's.
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275's(GY GSDS3) up front and 315's out back here.( nitto nt-01). Great on the road for handling sucks on the launch.
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Originally Posted by CRAGER
255 is waaaay to skinny.

Front's - 275/40/17
Back's - 315/35/17


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werd thats what im running
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99blancoSS are the Nitto's you have on 18's in the rear? B/c that the only size the 315's come in for the NT-01 tread. Wish they would make the 315 in 17!!
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yep 18x11 zo7 wheels. The nt-01 wont handle 1500 rpm dumps though, maybe if you take the air out of them but with a 30 series tire your looking for trouble on pit road. Its a great street tire but I'm getting 2.2 60's
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werd thats what im running
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Originally Posted by MonkeyBoneSS
CRAGER- what 315's are you running on the SS, thanks.
I have BF Goodrich G-Force KD's on both of my cars.


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Originally Posted by CRAGER
I have BF Goodrich G-Force KD's on both of my cars.


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hey first off crager you have bad *** cars..........i looked on discount tire direct and didnt find g-force kd's in 315???????
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275mm for the fronts. Michelin PS2's while you are at it.
ps2? thoes things are like $320.00 a piece and they dont make them in 315 i think theyre like 325mm!!!!!!!! ******* huge
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hey first off crager you have bad *** cars..........i looked on discount tire direct and didnt find g-force kd's in 315???????
they make them, the website doesnt show half the stuff the store can actually get, call them and they can give you a price
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yeah its my daily driver so im going with the nittos, and some hankooks up front

thanks for the help
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