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Wheels-Tires What size tires for a 18x10/18x9 setup?

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Can people who run a 18x9/18x10 staggered wheel setup let me know what size tire I should run? I’d like for the front and back wheels to be seated in the tire roughly similar, and I want the tires to have a good looking sidewall.

I’ve attached the sizes the nt555g2 below. 275 is the width I want to run in the back so I can get the most traction, so I just need to know what width front tire to go with that, and then the sidewall sizes. Any help is appreciated thanks.
 

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https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator

Use that to mix and match. It's going to be tough to get the front and rear height the same.

10's are wide for the rear and 9's are wide for the front.
You may be more bound by what you need more than what you want.

Forget worrying about a few millimeters of extra width to generate traction, use high performance tires, drag radials, road racing, summer only etc. A 225 drag radial will provide more traction than a regular tire that is 315.
Typically the worse the treadwear rating, the better the tire.
Considering the majority here don't drive there car daily, treadwear doesn't matter.

As a starting point i'd probably look at a 275/35/18 (or a 265/35/18) for the rear.
I used a 225 on an 8.5 front and it was stretched, i went to a 235 and it's better (a 245 would likely be better), but you have a 9, so i don't see too many scenarios where you don't need a minimum of a 245, but possibly need a 255.

Most likely you are going to need a shorter tire in the front than the back.
And if you go too short in the front, you will need to lower the back of the car to make it look right.
 

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I run 285/35/18 in the back and 245/40/18 in the front

I did add rack limiters in the front and remove quad shocks in the rear.. no rubbing
 
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Kid wita 5oh said:
I run 285/35/18 in the back and 245/40/18 in the front

I did add rack limiters in the front and remove quad shocks in the rear.. no rubbing
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In the summer time, i go to the dunkin donuts right across from where you are parked pretty much every Sat/Sun morning.
You're right down the street from me.

Well, i don't go there anymore since it burned down.
 
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245/40/18 in the front on my 18x9's. It's pretty tight with coil-overs, so not sure i could get much wider on this wheel setup.




My rear wheels are the same, but with a wider tire size



I actually don’t have these wheels on this car now. Put them on the other Mustang
 
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Kid wita 5oh said:
I run 285/35/18 in the back and 245/40/18 in the front

I did add rack limiters in the front and remove quad shocks in the rear.. no rubbing
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This is a great example of why I say I don't hate on 18s.
 
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It is a good looking car and so are the wheels.
But it's also the reason i stand by my opinion that dished wheels don't always right on a fox, especially on the back.
Which is why i don't like the stern replicas. Saleen used 4 even wheels, not 2 fronts and 2 deep backs.
Foxes just look better when the spokes go all the way to the tire.
I don't think it has anything to do with wheel diameter.
 
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Mustang5L5 said:
In the summer time, i go to the dunkin donuts right across from where you are parked pretty much every Sat/Sun morning.
You're right down the street from me.

Well, i don't go there anymore since it burned down.
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Yup that used to be my dunks too...I'm right down the road, off of Walnut Street
 

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@Kid wita 5oh What color blue is that?
 

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@Kid wita 5oh What color blue is that?
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^^whut he said^^
 

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Twilight blue
 
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Kid 5.0 has a well put together car for sure.
 
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Thanks
 
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Kid wita 5oh said:
I run 285/35/18 in the back and 245/40/18 in the front

I did add rack limiters in the front and remove quad shocks in the rear.. no rubbing
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Love the look with that tires setup, and nice car!
 
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Well, i don't go there anymore since it burned down.
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A Peaceful Protest???
 

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Kid wita 5oh said:
I run 285/35/18 in the back and 245/40/18 in the front

I did add rack limiters in the front and remove quad shocks in the rear.. no rubbing
Click to expand...
Always likes blues on Foxes, but that's next level. Very nice!! My '87 I painted Kona Blue and really liked that too.

Sorry, OP, no help with tires here.
 
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