Different width tires???
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
From: COLORADO
Different width tires??? What is the advantage of going with smaller width of tires in the font of the car? will the car handle better in turns? I know you want them wide in the rear for traction. but what stagger or different width would you want in the front for performance?? I am currently running stock 16's with bfg drag radials in the rear. they hook great but ride like crap off the track. I am going to be purchasing set of 18" wheels for street driving, with 295 35 18 for the rear. wan to know whatis the correct width for the front for performance? thanks...
12 Second Club
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 4,273
Likes: 0
From: Bucks County, Pa.
Our cars will actually handle worse with narrower front (than rear) wheels/tires. Everyone does it because that is all that will fit (without BFH and other mods) easily, and they like "the look".
Case in point; autocrossers/open trackers/road racers will ALWAYS use 17x11s with 315/30 17s at ALL four corners if given the choice, or allowed by the rules to do so.
Even in the classes they are not allowed, they STILL run the same size wheel/tire front & rear.
Case in point; autocrossers/open trackers/road racers will ALWAYS use 17x11s with 315/30 17s at ALL four corners if given the choice, or allowed by the rules to do so.
Even in the classes they are not allowed, they STILL run the same size wheel/tire front & rear.
TECH Regular
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 448
Likes: 0
From: Corvallis, OR
Yeah, but he isn't needing a $500k first prize winning competition setup.
You'll want to run a setup that has some nice wide rear wheels, from 10-11 inches using 295, 305, 315, etc.
In the front you're best off going with 8.5-9.5 inches, seeing how the majority of the wheels made are in these widths and have offsets that 'looks best'. Run 275-285 there.
It's totally impractical for you to get a front + rear setup of like 18x11's if you're dding.
You'll want to run a setup that has some nice wide rear wheels, from 10-11 inches using 295, 305, 315, etc.
In the front you're best off going with 8.5-9.5 inches, seeing how the majority of the wheels made are in these widths and have offsets that 'looks best'. Run 275-285 there.
It's totally impractical for you to get a front + rear setup of like 18x11's if you're dding.
Going narrower than stock up front doesn't make much sense. So dont go less than 275 up front. However, any wider could be annoying if its daily driven. For the rear, wider couldn't hurt. Better traction all around if you go with wider in the rear IMO. as long as you're prepared to make the necessary modifications to make a big tire fit. Our cars can actually fit a wider tire up front than in the rear with same amount of modifications.
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
From: COLORADO
I was told that a 295/35/18 on a 18x10 would fit in the rear without mods with a 41 offset was planning on a 18x8.5 in front with 275x35x18 tires. just to keep weight of front wheels down, and for looks.
275 is a little too wide for an 8.5. And my 295-35-18s with +50mm offset rubbed. I had to do some BFH and install a rod/poly end PHR. +41mm offset will probably require you to roll the fender lip cuz mine are damn close.
