Best tire combo

Guero · Feb 20, 2006

Want is the best tire combo i can get for my rims? i want something that hooks on the track and looks badass lol, i got 17x10.5 in back and 9 up front. i was looking around but i realy dont know nothing bout tires.

zkillrr · Feb 20, 2006

I would get 245/45/17 up front and 315/40/17 nittos drag out back. thats works for me

95Vert · Feb 20, 2006

245s are too thin. I hate the look. I would get about 255/40s and 315/40s out back. Brand, will the Nitto's are good for hooking up but they don't last too long. I wouldn't get Nitto's up front tho, not like you have a 4wd.

nmcgrawj · Feb 20, 2006

95Vert said:
245s are too thin. I hate the look. I would get about 255/40s and 315/40s out back. Brand, will the Nitto's are good for hooking up but they don't last too long. I wouldn't get Nitto's up front tho, not like you have a 4wd.

245/45-4.34" of sidewall, x2 + 17" =25.68" total height
255/40-4.02" of sidewal, x2 + 17" =25.03" total height

So im guessing you were referring to how narrow a 245 is side to side? Because the sidewall is taller

Im gonna be looking for new tires too....gonna get the biggest drag radial i can on the back, and not really worry about the front.

SeventyMach1 · Feb 20, 2006

zkillrr said:
I would get 245/45/17 up front and 315/40/17 nittos drag out back. thats works for me

IMO, the 245 is too narrow up front. That's what I'm runing right now. I have WAY too much rim exposed. I'll be moving on to 255 or 265's.

Oh, and on that 315/40/17 .... do they make 'em in this size? I run 315/35/17 F1's .... but I didn't know you could get a different sidewall in the 315's. In that case .... I wonder if there is a Nitto DR 325/40/17? I will run that next if it exists.

95Vert · Feb 20, 2006

Justin, we think alike, that's my opinion on the 245s. I was referring how the wheel shows too much.

FlyBy763 · Feb 20, 2006

275/40-17 in the front....315/35-17 rear

Guero · Feb 20, 2006

FlyBy763 said:
275/40-17 in the front....315/35-17 rear

they wont rub?

94gts · Feb 20, 2006

call me weird, but i just dont find wide wheels/tires that attractive

biggest i would do on MY car would be a 17x9 with a 275 all the way around. but im gonna leave the stock wheels on this car forever, even in the future when it puts down some ridiculous numbers (i mean years away)

nmcgrawj · Feb 20, 2006

Guero said:
they wont rub?

which ones?? I got 275/35s all around....no rubbing with 18's

Im not sure how anyone couldnt love wide wheels on the back.

94gts · Feb 20, 2006

nmcgrawj said:
Im not sure how anyone couldnt love wide wheels on the back.

to me, i guess i see it as being out of proportion, which in theory it actually is. I dont think it looks right on our cars anyway. But 315's on the ford GT

nmcgrawj · Feb 20, 2006

94gts said:
to me, i guess i see it as being out of proportion, which in theory it actually is. I dont think it looks right on our cars anyway. But 315's on the ford GT

Our rear wheel wells are begging for a huge wheel/tire combo to fill them up. And with our horizontal lights, it looks even better....looks even more "wide".

But hey, this is why the mustang is what it is. Everyone has their opinion, and thats the good thing about having these cars:SNSign:

Blackened302 · Feb 20, 2006

95Vert said:
Justin, we think alike, that's my opinion on the 245s. I was referring how the wheel shows too much.

make that 3, wigga. i'm running 245's up front on a 17x9 and it's too little tire--next time around i'm def going 255/40. i run a 315/35 outback (17x10.5 dd , couldn't find 315/40).

SeventyMach1 · Feb 20, 2006

Wider is better! (wasn't that the Pontiac thing several years ago?)

But yeah, I agree w/ Nate. Our cars beg for wide rears. The fronts don't matter to me (you can't even really tell how wide they are unless you're on the ground) ..... just as long as the rim is fully "not curb touchable".

Killercanary · Feb 20, 2006

I run 315-35-17 nitto DR's out back and they hook pretty well. I've managed a 1.67 60' on my one and only trip to the track with them.

Slow5.0 · Feb 20, 2006

Chrome Cobra Rs 17x9.5 with 245/45 BFG Comp TA in front and 17x11 315/35 Nitto DRs in rear
Nittos hooks dead on on my car , if i launch loer than 5500rpms car bogged down

I can get 5-7K miles on my Nittos with 100+ runs on track and how know how many on street

I think 275s in front will rub on "A" arm 17x9 (+24mm with 5.95" backspacing)

95Vert · Feb 21, 2006

I used to have 275 up front and they WOULD rub when I was trying to make a sharp turn, so stay away from that. Also, I think that 315 are a lil much on our cars. Keep in mind that I'm basing my opinions on pics I've seen on line, I need to check out Paul's car to have a first hand opinion.

Blackened302 · Feb 21, 2006

95Vert said:
I used to have 275 up front and they WOULD rub when I was trying to make a sharp turn, so stay away from that. Also, I think that 315 are a lil much on our cars. Keep in mind that I'm basing my opinions on pics I've seen on line, I need to check out Paul's car to have a first hand opinion.

the 315's arn't as meaty as i expected--they don't look as rugged as i thought they would, imo.

zkillrr · Feb 21, 2006

The 315 look great, to me I don't like anything
wider than 245 up front b/c it seems like it comes out of the fender when the 245 stop right at the fender, I'm not trying to offend anyone who has them just my opinion

Slow5.0 · Feb 21, 2006

95Vert said:
I used to have 275 up front and they WOULD rub when I was trying to make a sharp turn, so stay away from that. Also, I think that 315 are a lil much on our cars. Keep in mind that I'm basing my opinions on pics I've seen on line, I need to check out Paul's car to have a first hand opinion.

315s could be too much for stock 5.0 , but they looks good

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