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Just bought new wheels, now what kind of tires?

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Orange04BOSS

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I just bought 2 deep dish bullitt wheels 18x10 for the rear and 18x9 for the front. I was thinking about getting 265 for the front and then 295 for the back. So 265/40/18 for the front and 295/40/18 for the back. I wanted 315's for the back but I was told that my suspension would not like that much. What do you guys and or girls think and do any of yall have those same wheels? Thanks in advance.
 

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If you like the look of 315s and have the money for'em, go for it. Note that if you're a corner carver, putting wider tires in the back than the front leads to understeer on a Mustang with stock suspension.

295s will be fine too. But with either one, you need to consider a 35 series aspect ratio for the back and 40 series for the front. (ex. 295/35/18R ; 265/40/18F) This is so that you can maintain the same wheel diameter from front to back.
 

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I would do 265/35/18 and 295/35/18
 

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mity2 said:
I would do 265/35/18 and 295/35/18
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Yeah, go with 35's. I run 265/35/18 and 285/35/18. Although I would like to go bigger in the back myself, maybe some 305's on my 18x10 Saleens.
 

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mity2 said:
I would do 265/35/18 and 295/35/18
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40th GT said:
If you like the look of 315s and have the money for'em, go for it. Note that if you're a corner carver, putting wider tires in the back than the front leads to understeer on a Mustang with stock suspension.

295s will be fine too. But with either one, you need to consider a 35 series aspect ratio for the back and 40 series for the front. (ex. 295/35/18R ; 265/40/18F) This is so that you can maintain the same wheel diameter from front to back.
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Neither of those tires sizes are stock diameter. Go to www.tirerack.com and click specs

265/35/18 is a great front tire size (which I run).

Wade
 
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