What is the widest street tire i can fit on my 2000

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What is the widest street tire i can fit on my 2000??
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front or rear?

I wouldnt go wider than 275 up front and 315 in the rear

 

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rear

 

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what are looking for? traction off line grip or handling?

 

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Im curious

...on what rims?? are you looking to put new tires on your y2k cobra r's?? Do you have the replicas (18x9) or the authentic (18x9.5)?

or are you just asking in general what is the widest?

 

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TrueBlue03 said:

Im curious

...on what rims?? are you looking to put new tires on your y2k cobra r's?? Do you have the replicas (18x9) or the authentic (18x9.5)?

or are you just asking in general what is the widest?

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yeah it helps to be specific, insted of a generalized question

 

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for 315 I would think you'd need the 10.5 rims (deep dish for example).

What's the point of putting wide tires in the front anyways?

 

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csledd said:

for 315 I would think you'd need the 10.5 rims (deep dish for example).

What's the point of putting wide tires in the front anyways?

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because the front does about 70% of the cornering and 70% of the stopping, if you have small contact patches out front you will most probably have a really difficult time stopping and you will understeer.

 

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I have the authentic y2k cobra r's whats a good size for some beefy tires my tire i have now were used and they are almost too skinny. Id rather have same size all around tho. mostly handling but def some traction off the line...

 

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ponysarepretty said:

because the front does about 70% of the cornering and 70% of the stopping, if you have small contact patches out front you will most probably have a really difficult time stopping and you will understeer.

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True...but don't forget that with larger tires on the front you will be more prone to your car tramlining...whether you like it or not.

 

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275/35/18 will do the trick. Its the same overall diameter as the stock ones, which means the speedometer is still accurate. I think its probably the best you can do if you want to keep those rims.

 

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Sorry, OFF TOPIC! But bdog, my dad was thinking of shoving a carbed 306 into his 2000 V6 stang, but we are worried about passing inspection. How does that work with yours?

And back on topic. 315s are the widest you should go if you dont want potential rubbing issues. But you need new rims...so 275s (which you probably have) are about the biggest you can get. (315s should fit on the Y2Ks but it probably wont look very good.