94 GT 18x10 FR-500 need 315-tires please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

being a 18x10 do yourself a favor and go 295/35/18

 

Do you want function or look?

 

I have no personal experience with them but have read a lot of great reviews on khumo exsta xs's. Also r888's are a great tire depending on what you are using the car for

http://www.onlinetires.com/products/vehicle/tires/kumho/315%2F30-18+kumho+ecsta+xs+98w+bw.html

http://www.onlinetires.com/products/vehicle/tires/toyo/315%2F30-18+toyo+proxes+r888+98y+bsw.html

 

Depends what brand you go with. A BF Goodrich or Kumho 295 will typically run just as wide as a Nitto tire. Sumitumos also run pretty narrow.

If you really want wide and beefy, Toyo Proxes come in 315/35/18 I believe. They are drag radials so you should be fine running them on the street for a weekend car.

 

Here we go people telling you to go with a 315 that have no idea. Listen to whoever you want. I've been through this probably 5x in the past week about tires sizes. Tire manufacturers recommend wheel widths for there tires for a reason.

There are engineers behind company's.

295/35/18 bfg kdw2 as [MENTION=15502]Ferocious[/MENTION] said is a great tire. Has a nice width to it hooks great. Some people say it gets a little loud when it starts to wear. I only ran some for a couple hundred miles.

You mentioned wanting a beefy sidewall. I don't really recommend it. Bc of the size and height but Falken does make the Azenis in a 295/40/18 I have it on mine and I love the piss out of it. Hooks amazing rides great.

 

You dont recommend it but its what you run?

 

I paid 200 bucks for 2 brand new tires. Vs 700 hmmmm you tell me your thoughts.

edit: with stickers on and proof of purchase on the invoice

 

The classic tire width argument...
First off, the tire size recommendation is a RECOMMENDATION, not a REQUIREMENT. Dont get that mixed up. That being said, yes it would be wise to stay close to the recommendation. The tire engineers know what they're recommending.


That being said, I think 315s are too wide for a 10 inch rim. If you do the conversion, 315 is over 12 inches. Yes, each tire will have different actual width. But still a rather large difference.

I'd go less than a 300. A 285 or 295 will look plenty wide enough. Also don't go too thick, I think that'll cause the most issues.

 

yep classic width argument no one ever does #'s

1/2" taller on mine bc I saved 500 bucks. Have they caused issues nope. I also read up and talked to a few guys that ran 40 series on a few of there 03/04 cobras and GT's

that being said I wouldn't suggest anything higher at all then what I have run. People have had issues with 295/45

 

Here is a 295/40 rear. 265/35 fronts Falken Azenis RT615 this should help with your decision.

if I hadn't found a deal on these I would have gone BfG Kdw 2 or Vredestein 295/35 in both tires.

295/35 is the better tire to meet the way our cars are programmed. Some people have found that the 295/40 has caused there ABS light to trip and stay on.

 

He picked those 265/35 Achilles off me for a steal when I got my falken's