Please help me ... someone whose smart with tire sizes.. your help will finalize my..

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soo check this out..... i am set on this tire size.... 335/30/18.... only problem is... im not sure whether or not it will fit my rim....... i have 18x10 saleens.... I know 315s will fit no problem, but everyone has 315s.... i seen 2 pics of guys running 335s and it just looks insaneee... pure sickness.... I am familar that i will need to modify a few things to make them fit the car, but what i want to know is.. will they fit my rims just fine??? and safely??? i dont wanna buy a wider rim for the backs.. i would like to still use my 18x10 saleens...

I THINKK itll work just fine and ill explain why.,.... what i need your help for is to confirm whether or not my thinking is correct????
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This guy posted a pic of his car in my '"Show me pics of your mustangs ass thread" and his car has 315s on a 17x9 wheel which seems like a small wheel for a 315 tire......... yes theres a little buldge but it dont seem bad at all.. actually it looks pretty good IMO...... here... he has Nitto 315s on his car..

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315mm width is 12.40 inches wide
However nittos width= 12.12 nches wide
Soo in that picture, you are looking at 17x9 wheels running 12.12 inch wide tires
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335mm measured width is 13.1 inches wide
Nittos width is 13.19 for 335s
bfg/kuhmo width 13.50 inches doe 335s

-On my 18x10 wheel, wheel width has been widened by an inch
- so if i stuck with nitto, ide be running 18x10 wheels with 13.19 inch wide tires (1.07 inch wider)
- Other brand tire, ide be running 18x10 wheels with 13.5 inch wide tires (1.38in wider)

So all that said, should i be able to fit the 335s on my wheels??? i just dont know if im deff gonna go with nittos...

. soo what do you guys think? can i do this??? if i can do this, do i have to stick with nitto? or can i run any other make thats 1.38in wider??


sorry if i confused the hell out of you lol.. please help me out here BECAUSE I WANT 335s and your advice will make it happen if itll work!
 
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i have 295/35/18s on my 18x10 wheels and they fit perfectly, IMO. having said that, i would think 335 might look too bulgy on a 10" wheel. there was a 03 GT in town that had 335/30/18s but he was running 18x11 wheels
 
Exactly. Just go to tire rack. Find your tire. It says right there what the rim width range is.

I have 295s on mine and they are perfect. Any bigger would bulge too much on a 10" rim.
 
My 335s roll off of my 10.5" wide rims pretty good, so I'd bet they would be REALLY tight on a 10" wide rim. I'm dropped on 17"s, and I BARELY have room with rolled fenders. I can't imagine how tight the 18s would be.

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At least it's not as bad as this guy who threw a 315 on an 8" wide rim.

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What a waste that 315 is on a 8" rim.

Wide tires do look good, but IMO a 295 or 315 is more than enough. With a good suspension, a 275 should have no issues sticking with moderate power. Purely from an aesthetic standpoint, a 315 to a 335 probably isn't worth it.
 
What a waste that 315 is on a 8" rim.

Wide tires do look good, but IMO a 295 or 315 is more than enough. With a good suspension, a 275 should have no issues sticking with moderate power. Purely from an aesthetic standpoint, a 315 to a 335 probably isn't worth it.

I couldn't get ANY traction on a Nitto 245 drag radial. I got these 10.5" wide rear wheels and some BFGoodrich T/A Drag Radials, and I cut a 1.7 60 foot.