So I know I eventually want to put 285s in the rear but I don't know what I would need to successfully put them on. Because I know I can't just slap on a pair of 285s in the rear and call it a day, right? And also are there are tired you'd recommend? Thank you!!
The tires themselves will fit. You just need a wider wheel to put them on. The brand you use can affect it pretty well also. A 275 BFG and a 305 Nitto are just about the same width (one runs wider than normal, the other runs more narrow than normal). But normally a 285 is going to be just a tad narrow for a 10 inch wide wheel. So if you go with a 9.5" wheel they should fit well, if you go with a 10 inch wide wheel then look into a 295 or 305.
No way will a 285 go on an 8" rim, not while maintaining any sort of useful contact patch. I have 275 (nitto INVO) on a 9.5" rim now and i would call it just about flush, and would personally recommend a 10" rim for a 285. I'm sure i could get a 285 on my current rim, but again with the whole "effective contact patch" thing. Try to put to large of a tire on too small of a rim and you'll actually pull the side walls in, reducing your effective contact patch ... learned that the hard way burning through more expensive (larger) tires, with no traction benefits.
Putting my 295 Nt05s on some 18 x 10 this weekend. Hopefully they dont "look stupid," but since they're for road course use i'm slightly Function > Form in this case. We'll see, i'll post pics.
I can certainly see where you're coming from. my 275s on a 9.5 rim are very square, and looks nicer than the "stretched" look there. Are those Drifts lol? Just ordered mine today, cant beat the price on rims like that.
If I was to get a set of 20x9's whats the widest tire I could put on them? 275 I would guess. AM suggests that a 255 is what gets used but I would rather get more tire on there if possible! Maybe a 265 if 275 is too big? Thanks, and sorry for hijacking the thread here just been looking into rims and tires and not entirely sure what I can get away with or not.
Again, the biggest tire that will fit, and the tire that will generate the best contact patch are not the same thing. A 275 will fit on a 9" rim, but it will pull the sidewalls in, and you wont end up with much more contact patch than a 255 anyways. Just save the money and get a better 255 tire.
I dont know why people do that. Maybe its different for drag racing, and the way the sidewall behaves or something, but idk ... doesnt make much sense to me.
Not either. I was talking to an NTB rep the other day about tires and he told me some are made narrower and or fatter depending on the brand. Kind of like shoe sizes I guess so maybe that makes a difference.
I chose the mmd 19x10 wheels & the nitto invo 285's for the back on my 2014 gt,looks much better than the stock 18" wheels and tires, $2400 delivered to the house, 255's on the front on a 8.5" rim,American muscle
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