Should I run 35 profile tires?

[fasterdamitt]

I'm looking for a little help here since I have not run anything lower than 50 series on my Stang. I have a Jaguar I am upgrading to 18,19,or20's. The 18's will fit 45 series but the 19 and 20's need a 255-35 to fit. How do these tires ride on rough roads? I see alot of people running these low profile tire but i don't want to mess up the ride of the jag to much. Thanks in advance.

 

[87foxstang]

You shouldnt have to much of a problem. My buddy runs 315-35-17 on his cobra and there isnt a problem with them.

It will be a harder ride than a 50 profile tire, but nothing to bad

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

I run 245/40/18's in the front and 285/35/18's in the rear and didn't notice any difference in ride quality, except that my handling improved over the 55 series tires that they replaced.

 

[fasterdamitt]

I thought they would ride much stiffer due to the sidewall hight.

 

[iwashmycar]

also depends on the tire itself id say

 

[Mustang5L5]

It depends on the actual tire. Different brands have different sidewall strenghts.

It also depends on your car's suspension. There are high-end cars today that come OEM with 19" and 20" wheels that feel like riding in a Lincoln with 15" wheels

 

[NKau]

From a personal perspective, I'd say on an 18" wheel, try to stay with a 40 series or higher. On a 19+, a 35 series should be alright. Keep in mind as someone else mentioned that actual sidewall height varies by manufacturer, especially with a drag radial.

I have 40 series tires on 18's, and I really didn't notice much of a ride difference v.s. the 50/55 series on the ponies.

 

[302RollinHard]

sidewall also varies based on the width of the tire.
I think that the sidewall (profile) number is a percent of the width of the tire, the
a 225/35/18 will not have the same overall diameter as a 275/35/18.
This is why you see guys running 235/40/18's front and 275/35/18's on their cars. Overall diameter of the tire is roughly the same even though the profile numbers are different.

By the way the tire combo denoted above is what I run on mine. I noticed a little stiffer ride, but that is outweighed greatly by the increased handling ability of the car. It should also be noted that I went from H rated tires to Z rated tires.

 

[leroy93lx]

The wife has 245/30-20 BfGoodrich KDW's on her G6. They dont ride to bad. Potholes are a little more noticeable but nothing terrible. 35s would of rode a little bit better but the 30s were closer to the factory tire height and I wanted to be sure there wouldnt be any clearance issues when we changed the suspension. A Jaguar on some 20s would look pretty mean!!
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[Flavadave4]

I think it will really come down to the actuall tire sidwall rating...

 

[fasterdamitt]

Good input thanks.

245-45-18 or 245-40-19 or 245-35-19

I kinda like the 245-40-19

 

[Fast63]

my ride quality went down big time when I put polyurethane bushings and FRPP C springs in my car, regardless of the 60 series tire I run.

 

[87ttopstang]

I run Nitto 555's on my car. I have 35 series on the front and back. Ride is just fine. I did not notice any difference when I went to the 18's from the 17's. I had 45 series on the 17's.

 

[fasterdamitt]

I want to thank everyone for the input. I just ordered staggered TSW Indy 500 wheels 19x8 and 19x9.5
Yokohama S-Drve tires
Front 245-40-19
Rear 255-40-19
I'll post up pics later in the week when they are on.

Thanks again.

 

[twistedwankel]

I want to thank everyone for the input. I just ordered staggered TSW Indy 500 wheels 19x8 and 19x9.5
Yokohama S-Drve tires
Front 245-40-19
Rear 255-40-19
I'll post up pics later in the week when they are on.

Thanks again.

Good choice. Rims bend easily. I keep forgetting that the Jag is a Ford but soon to be a TaTa elephant machine from India.

 

[fasterdamitt]

The 9.5 rears would not fit. So i ended up with 19x8's with 245-40-19's.