Tires for 18x9/18x10 wheels?

[DSG2003Mach1]

So I put the 18” SVE series 2 wheels on the Mach but I cannot stand the tire sizes I went with. Tires were so hard to find at the time and was paying attention to width, not sidewall height

falcon azenis rt660s
Front are 255/35/18
Rear are 285/3018

Rear looks like some low rider bs with the short sidewall, nice 3 finger gap

So far looking at either another set of falkens or R888R in 255/40/18 and 275/35/18 which would be the closest to stock rolling diameter but not thrilled about a slightly skinnier tire.

Can you run say a 305 on a 10” wheel and not look funny/bulge? I have a dedicated drag pack, this is mainly street and maybe auto cross

Car makes high 600s so definitely looking at around 200 tread-wear options

 

[LS WUT]

305/35/18 Mickey Thompson Street SS.

 

[LS WUT]

 

[03cobra#694]

What's going on here? Who has the biggest junk?

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

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305/35/18 Mickey Thompson Street SS.

Looks good. Looking at the manufacture size charts make it’s seem like a 305 would be way wide. The extra inch or so in height looks good

 

[LS WUT]

Looks good. Looking at the manufacture size charts make it’s seem like a 305 would be way wide. The extra inch or so in height looks good

Nah, 305 works and looks good man. You’ll be happy with it.

 

[Corbic]

225/40 and 235/40

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

Nah, 305 works and looks good man. You’ll be happy with it.

What are you running in the front?

 

[Skitzerman]

BFG's 255/45-18 on 9" up front and MTSS 305/35-18 on 10" out back.

 

[PC03GT]

275 fronts 305 r888 rear

 

[LS WUT]

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275 fronts 305 rear

Same as @PC03GT

 

[03venomdsg]

Also same as @PC03GT

 

[Roots-type]

The camera on my phone blows so I never take pics, but here's a shot for sidewall reference. 305-35 on 18x10. 275-35 on fronts 18x9. The rears bulge some but it looks right on this type of car.

 

[biminiLX]

Easy 275/35 front 305/35 rear.
Perfect on my ‘04 Cobra.
-J

 

[robvas]

I like a 285/35 rear but god dammit nobody makes a drag radial in that size. Only think keeping me from going 18's. Closest I can find is a 275/35 R888R

 

[4rd Toys]

I did something similar, back-n-da-day, with my '03 Cobra...

Except, I swapped out ONLY the OE rear wheels/tires for SVE 18x10 & retained the OE 17x9 & 275/40R17 tire size up front.
Stock/original springs/struts/shocks

At the time, I went with new set of updated tread-design Goodyear Eagle F1 front/rear [discontinued]:
REAR 295/35R18
FRONT [OE] 275/40R17
Strangely, the new/updated tread-design Goodyear Eagle F1 tire in 275/40r17 was actually WIDER than the OE tread-design Eagle F1 275/40r17 tire.

Pics to give you an idea of my setup back then...

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[98 svt]

255 is too narrow for a 9" wheel
285 is borderline too narrow for a 10" wheel

Your best bet would be 265 or 275/35 up front
305 or 315/35 or 40 out back.