Going FI: Tires and Suspension
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Originally Posted by NoLimit
if you are planning on going FI, ... i strongly recommend a wider tire than 275...
just my 2¢
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A 275 works pretty well, but wider is better. On the Term. a 9.5 in rim would fit a 275 well, and a 10.5 would fit a 315 well. I read some of the posts about using a 285 on a 315 ?? That seems like it will have that "barely holding onto the rim" look. Anything over those sizes seemed to look bubbled, and under look like the tire was stretching to fit on there. Either way at high speeds 100+, that is a bad thing. Fitting flush is the best way to go.
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Originally Posted by Cobra-2-G
A 275 works pretty well, but wider is better. On the Term. a 9.5 in rim would fit a 275 well, and a 10.5 would fit a 315 well. I read some of the posts about using a 285 on a 315 ?? That seems like it will have that "barely holding onto the rim" look. Anything over those sizes seemed to look bubbled, and under look like the tire was stretching to fit on there. Either way at high speeds 100+, that is a bad thing. Fitting flush is the best way to go.
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Originally Posted by Cobra-2-G
A 275 works pretty well, but wider is better. On the Term. a 9.5 in rim would fit a 275 well, and a 10.5 would fit a 315 well. I read some of the posts about using a 285 on a 315 ?? That seems like it will have that "barely holding onto the rim" look. Anything over those sizes seemed to look bubbled, and under look like the tire was stretching to fit on there. Either way at high speeds 100+, that is a bad thing. Fitting flush is the best way to go.
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I would recommend, since you are going FI, to get at least a 10" wide rear rim, and 285+ rear tire. You can easily fit a 305 back there with 285 up front.
I am currently trying to figure out which tires to go with as well.....
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Originally Posted by Cobra-2-G
I read some of the posts about using a 285 on a 315 ?? That seems like it will have that "barely holding onto the rim" look. Anything over those sizes seemed to look bubbled, and under look like the tire was stretching to fit on there. Either way at high speeds 100+, that is a bad thing. Fitting flush is the best way to go.
Ummm....
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Here is some pics.....Doesn't look too wide to me....
![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/wa2good/tireSideView.jpg)
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Three examples of that tire size...
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Originally Posted by wa2good
Ummm....
...Have you ever seen a 285/30/18 mounted on a 18x8.5" rim, or a 315/30/18 mounted on a 18x9.5" rim or driven a 500+whp Z or G with these tires on them at 170+mph? They work great, and I would not trust my life with something that was not safe at these speeds.
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Ok, chill out buddy we are not comparing ***** size here, just trying to help some one out on a decision. I am very familiar with that kinda speed and power.
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Those pics don't look too bad. It also depends on the brand you get too. For example a Nitto 555 315 will fit smaller on a rim than a Goodyear GSD3 315. It looks like you have a good setup, wide meat with not a lot of bubble look.
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Originally Posted by Cobra-2-G
Ok, chill out buddy we are not comparing ***** size here, just trying to help some one out on a decision. I am very familiar with that kinda speed and power.
Those pics don't look too bad. It also depends on the brand you get too. For example a Nitto 555 315 will fit smaller on a rim than a Goodyear GSD3 315. It looks like you have a good setup, wide meat with not a lot of bubble look.
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Those pics don't look too bad. It also depends on the brand you get too. For example a Nitto 555 315 will fit smaller on a rim than a Goodyear GSD3 315. It looks like you have a good setup, wide meat with not a lot of bubble look.
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