how wide of a tire
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HotRodK said:
yep
that's how mine look... don't even get a flat footprint... what pressure do you run at the track? and how long do you heat them up?I havent been yet. I will be going this next Sunday for some first passes.
Dont run the 275s up front, i had the 275s out back and they had a bulge. I dont know how good that would be for steering. I now have a 255 up front and a 265 out back they both fit great.
1wickedmach said:
on stock wheels? I run a 275 up front but on a 9" rim, and there's no bulge
"Looks fine" Cuz that's what choosing a tire is all about. :rollseyes
Seriously, call one of the tire manufacturer's and tell them what size tire you plan on putting on an 8" wheel and see that they tell you. Its recommended for a reason. Its not a "get rich quick" conspiracy thought up by cooperate America to sell more aftermarket wheels to the public.
Seriously, call one of the tire manufacturer's and tell them what size tire you plan on putting on an 8" wheel and see that they tell you. Its recommended for a reason. Its not a "get rich quick" conspiracy thought up by cooperate America to sell more aftermarket wheels to the public.
DeVus32V said:
nitto recommends up to 12.0 inch rim on their 315s. there's no freaking way these will even fit on a 12" rim. none, nada. Ford also recommends 5w20 oil for their cars... i'd have to be crazy to run that in 120+ weather here in arizona in the summer... I'm sure they also don't recommend upping boost on cobras, and whatnot... point is, if you don't push the envelope, you don't have any pioneers in anything, no one would ever learn new stuff and step out of the boundaries set by manufacturers...
Fosters said:
Its just too hard for me to argue with this type of logic.
I run 275x35x18 on all 4
DeVus32V said:
call nitto, ask them what tire they suggest for a 17x12" rim, it'll be the same 315s i have. buy a nitto 315 and take it to a shop to put it on a 12" rim. if the tire shop claims it's safe to drive on em, you win. i can guarantee that won't be the case though.
manufacturers do make mistakes. if they didn't all of their products would be perfect. there is no such thing.
it's too hard for your closed-box way of thinking to realize that though.
Fosters said:
My "closed-box" way of thinking? Lol, that's rich. It has everything to do with the fact that I have several close friends that have worked in the wheel industry for many years, some of whom grew up in it. Selling wheels, designing wheels, manufacturing wheels. But I'm sure their knowledge/experience means nothing.
Ciao!
DeVus32V said:
i have a friend of a friend who has a boyfriend who's cousin worked for this guy that had a hookup on tires and wheels and this dude said that you're wrong.
You talk out of your friends' experience. I talk out of my own experience. I own a pair of nitto 315s and a pair of 10.5" rims, and they definately could use a half inch smaller rim.
Fosters said:
LMAO. Gee, how did I know you were going to make some adolescent comment like that?!?!
Whatever, I guess we'll agree to disagree.
That picture I posted is my 315/35 on a 10.5" wheel. Do you REALLY think that would fit on a wheel 1 1/2" wider? Im not even sure you could get it to stay on the wheel.
I dont usually take sides, but I think Fosters is right here. :beer:
I dont usually take sides, but I think Fosters is right here. :beer:
HotRodK said:
Read the posts again. My comments were made in reference to the 275 tire and 8" stock wheel combination.
:beer:
DeVus32V said:
in the same way nitto recommends a 9"-9.5" rim for a 275 nitto tire, they recommend a 10.5"-12" for a 315 tire. BFGs recommending a 9-9.5" rim for a 275 are more than right. nitto are not. my point is, manufacturers aren't always right with their recommendations. and in Nitto's case, "Looks fine" is more accurate than Nitto's recommendations.
DeVus32V said:
Yeah, those will physically fit, but your going to wear the centers of the tires out really quick. I promise. If you lower the pressure enough to wear better, they will not handle properly. :shrug: :beer:
HotRodK said:
a soft sidewall "drag" radial is not really meant for handling anyway. at lower pressure it will soften the sidewall a bit making it more prone to wrinkling, and thus better for drag. If you want handling, you don't get a drag radial tire, especially not a nitto
I didnt mean performance handling, I mean tracking down the road with ruts in it correctly. A poor handling vehicle is a bad situation.
IMO just buy the right size tire for the wheel. :beer:
IMO just buy the right size tire for the wheel. :beer:
HotRodK said:
that's the whole point i'm trying to argue... the right tire size for the wheel isn't very accurate when the tire size isn't accurate
so you can't get by the traditional, "put a 245 on an 8" rim, a 275 on a 9" and a 315 on a 10.5-12" rim" belief Users who are viewing this thread
