Rickys S/C Z28

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i need to know the size diff between a 285 and a 315, what i mean is, if you were looking at the two side by side how much bigger is the 315?? any one got any pics like this?? thanks
ricky

SSilverSSurfer

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a little over an inch

Xsta Z 28

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285 mm . . .minus 315 mm . . . = 30 mm . . . = 1 3/16" in tread width . . .

Rickys S/C Z28

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thanks

NHRAMAN

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not much really. 315's in BC are 100+ $ more than the 285's I have..when i decide to go bigger....i won't waste my time with 315's...gonna go mini-tubbing.

Rickys S/C Z28

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how do your 285s hook on the street??

99blancoSS

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There is a ot of work involved in getting 315 to fit without rubbing. Some people are lucky and dont have an issue or dont drive the car hard enough to make it rub. I run 315's. They look mean as hell on there and I get complimented on them all the time.
Traction is better with them.

Rickys S/C Z28

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thanks guys for the info keep it coming, i have not made up my mind 17x9 and 17x11 TT2s with 315s or 18x9 and 18x91/2 ruff wheels with the 285s what do yall think? and i work on a tight budget. thanks guys

RollTideTA

You can go to tire rack and they have all the width measurements for each tire listed there. The sectional width is what you will want to look at. It also tells you how the width of your wheels versus the measure rim width will affect the actual sectional width once installed...

For example... I was deciding on whether to get 315/30/18 michelin tires or 295/35/18 BF KDW2's....for my 18x11 in wheels.

the sectional width on the michelin 315s on 18x11 is 12.6 inches.

the sectional width on the KDW2 295s on 18x11 is 12.1 inches.
(11.9 on 10.5" wheel and ~12.1 or 12.2 on an 11" wide wheel)

So to me it wasn't worth the extra dough for the michelin 315s and I just got the KDW2's and sacrificed ~.4-.5 inches of width to save 188 bucks per tire

Rickys S/C Z28

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^^^^great info bro thanks, i gess there is a lot more that go into this then i thought

MannyZ28

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Here's a comparison shot of 275s and 315s. Shouldn't be too difficult to tell the difference which is which



Manny

99blancoSS

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315's are on the left.. lol j/k

how's it going manny. my cars been through a lot since the last time we chatted. I'm running Nitto NT-01 18x315x30's out back. Used to only rub under extreme duress in a corner with a bump but now that I've got the 9" it doesnt rub anymore.

MannyZ28

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I haven't driven mine in over a week....front tires are totally shot, and I am waiting for the new ones (BFG KD) to show up on tuesday.

Other than that...it's running pretty strong...no complaints really. And the UMI double adjustable rod ended phb worked great to keep the tire slicing in check!

99blancoSS

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yep, love that UMI stuff.

Rickys S/C Z28

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man that a bit of a diff, its still a hard choise!!!!!
thanks

MannyZ28

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What wheels are you mounting these on?

Rickys S/C Z28

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i dont know yet im thinking TT2s or some ruffs if i go with the TT2s then the 315s are the way im goin. but the ruffs only come in 18s so i need to figer out how wide i can go without putting a LOT of work in it to make it fit. dont know