Correct tire size
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Correct tire size
What size sidewall should I choose on a tire, if I jump up to 18" wheels? I imagine we should try to stay as close to OEM wheel/tire diameter as possible. I dropped from a stock 50 series to a 40 when I ran 17" rims. Should I drop to a 30 series then, or will a 35 be sufficient with 18s? I would rather not bang up my new rims with a 30 or smaller rubber band tire on our shitty Pennsylvania roads.
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Wow! Sweet website. Never been to that site before. Has a ton of info and specs. Aswered all of my questions.
Looks like 245/35/18 tires for me. Only throws the sppedometer off by .2 @ 60mph
Thanks a ton. Adding that site to my favorites.
Looks like 245/35/18 tires for me. Only throws the sppedometer off by .2 @ 60mph
Thanks a ton. Adding that site to my favorites.
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How wide are the rims? You're going to be better off with 255/35-18 sized tires on most 18 inch street rims around 9 inches wide, the 245/35 has a very skinny sidewall.
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They are 8.5" wide. With an offset of +38, if that matters.
I will probably do some drag racing this year so I'm not sure if I should go with the wider tires in the front. I have some M/T on stock rims for the rear.
The tires I was considering for the 18 x 8.5 rims are 245/35/18
Not sure which are stickier for autoX but was looking at either;
Kumho Ecsta XS or the Continental ExtremeContact DW.
Or maybe another suggestion in the same $ballpark
I only bring the car out maybe a dozen times/year. So I only care abouy dry traction.
Suggestions?
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I will probably do some drag racing this year so I'm not sure if I should go with the wider tires in the front. I have some M/T on stock rims for the rear.
The tires I was considering for the 18 x 8.5 rims are 245/35/18
Not sure which are stickier for autoX but was looking at either;
Kumho Ecsta XS or the Continental ExtremeContact DW.
Or maybe another suggestion in the same $ballpark
I only bring the car out maybe a dozen times/year. So I only care abouy dry traction.
Suggestions?
Thanks
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Hmm? Never really heard anything negetive about Continental myself. Actually I thought they were the tire of choice for the Germans. BMW, Mercedes, etc.. I could be wrong about that though.
Anyway, I put a set on my Subaru SVX for the horrible winters we've been getting in PA and they were fantastic. On an AWD car they kept the tires from spinning much and seemed to get pretty good traction.
I realize a sticky, summer, high performance, tire is a completely different animal but so far I've had good luck witht the brand.
Anyway, I put a set on my Subaru SVX for the horrible winters we've been getting in PA and they were fantastic. On an AWD car they kept the tires from spinning much and seemed to get pretty good traction.
I realize a sticky, summer, high performance, tire is a completely different animal but so far I've had good luck witht the brand.
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