| Interior/Exterior Post new mods or questions about the inside or outside of your mustang |
| Sponsored Ads |
|
|
Welcome to DFW50s.com
|
Register to remove these ads.
06-07-2013, 06:20 PM
|
#1
|
|
Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 46
|
Re: What size tires
I had 275 falken on 8.5" wheels and it looked fine, even better than on my current 10". It is definitely not wide enough for my 10". I might go 295 or 305 when these are gone...
__________________
Candy Red 2011 Mustang GT Coupe
GT500 Mufflers, 20" Giovanna PortoFino, Pedestal Spoiler, Saleen Grille, Boss front valance, Decklid Panel, Steeda Struts/Shocks, SR Springs, J&M Caster/Camber Plates and J&M Panhard Bar.
Next Mods:
CAI, Tune
|
|
|
|
06-08-2013, 12:26 AM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 278
|
Originally Posted by gordelis
I had 275 falken on 8.5" wheels and it looked fine, even better than on my current 10". It is definitely not wide enough for my 10". I might go 295 or 305 when these are gone...
|
And you didn't have any issues? There's not a single tire manufacturer that recommends over a 265 on a 8.5 wheel. Are those 275 fronts on a 8.5 wheel in your signature pic?
Last edited by saunupe1911; 06-08-2013 at 01:10 AM.
|
|
|
|
|
06-10-2013, 12:10 PM
|
#3
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 697
|
265/35-20 Nitto NT555ZRs up front
305/35-20 Nitto NT555R drag radials out back
+30 offset 20x9 fronts
+45 offset 20x10 rears
Eibach Sportline springs
__________________
"If this was like, a thousand years ago, I'd be a Picasso. I'd be one of those dudes that cut his damned ear off."
|
|
|
|
|
06-10-2013, 12:16 PM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 5,594
|
Originally Posted by 46Tbird
265/35-20 Nitto NT555ZRs up front
305/35-20 Nitto NT555R drag radials out back
+30 offset 20x9 fronts
+45 offset 20x10 rears
Eibach Sportline springs
|
I still drool over your car. LOL
|
|
|
|
|
06-10-2013, 12:36 PM
|
#5
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 697
|
Thanks man! I still dig it too.
__________________
"If this was like, a thousand years ago, I'd be a Picasso. I'd be one of those dudes that cut his damned ear off."
|
|
|
|
|
06-10-2013, 01:22 PM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Arlington, TX
Age: 39
Posts: 212
|
Originally Posted by 46Tbird
265/35-20 Nitto NT555ZRs up front
305/35-20 Nitto NT555R drag radials out back
+30 offset 20x9 fronts
+45 offset 20x10 rears
Eibach Sportline springs
|
Very nice setup! Is your speedo accurate?
Last edited by GTRacerX; 06-10-2013 at 01:33 PM.
|
|
|
|
|
06-10-2013, 01:52 PM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 697
|
Originally Posted by GTRacerX
Very nice setup! Is your speedo accurate?
|
Close enough. I've had PMs and all kinds of people telling me to buy a tuner so I can "get the speedometer accurate." My tires are 4% taller than stock, so when my speedometer reads 70, my actual road speed should be 73. That is assuming the stock speedo was 100% accurate to begin with, and they are built with a 5% tolerance. Every time I pass one of those speed displays in a construction zone I've been within 2mph of the reading, same as stock.
__________________
"If this was like, a thousand years ago, I'd be a Picasso. I'd be one of those dudes that cut his damned ear off."
|
|
|
|
|
06-11-2013, 10:35 AM
|
#8
|
|
Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 46
|
Re: What size tires
Originally Posted by saunupe1911
And you didn't have any issues? There's not a single tire manufacturer that recommends over a 265 on a 8.5 wheel. Are those 275 fronts on a 8.5 wheel in your signature pic?
|
The front are 255 and the rear 275.
The 275 looked perfect on the 8.5 I had before.
Don't know if you can see it in the pictures...
__________________
Candy Red 2011 Mustang GT Coupe
GT500 Mufflers, 20" Giovanna PortoFino, Pedestal Spoiler, Saleen Grille, Boss front valance, Decklid Panel, Steeda Struts/Shocks, SR Springs, J&M Caster/Camber Plates and J&M Panhard Bar.
Next Mods:
CAI, Tune
|
|
|
|
|
06-11-2013, 10:41 AM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 5,594
|
Originally Posted by gordelis
The front are 255 and the rear 275.
The 275 looked perfect on the 8.5 I had before.
Don't know if you can see it in the pictures...
|
Holy 4x4 batman!
|
|
|
|
|
06-11-2013, 04:36 PM
|
#10
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Arlington, TX
Age: 39
Posts: 212
|
So assuming 265/35/20 front and 305/35/20 rear who makes a good street tire that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?
|
|
|
|
|
06-11-2013, 05:25 PM
|
#11
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 697
|
Originally Posted by GTRacerX
So assuming 265/35/20 front and 305/35/20 rear who makes a good street tire that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?
|
Nobody.
Nitto Invos are available in 255/35 and 295/35, which is close, and about as cheap as you're going to find a set of 20s.
That's about what I paid for my tires, but the 305s only last about 15k miles so that's $650 in tires every 8 months. Fortunately the fronts are at 40k miles and are holding up very well; I will probably get 75k out of them.
__________________
"If this was like, a thousand years ago, I'd be a Picasso. I'd be one of those dudes that cut his damned ear off."
|
|
|
|
|
06-11-2013, 06:46 PM
|
#12
|
|
Banned
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Gainesville,Tx
Age: 38
Posts: 2,405
|
Originally Posted by 46Tbird
Nobody.
Nitto Invos are available in 255/35 and 295/35, which is close, and about as cheap as you're going to find a set of 20s.
That's about what I paid for my tires, but the 305s only last about 15k miles so that's $650 in tires every 8 months. Fortunately the fronts are at 40k miles and are holding up very well; I will probably get 75k out of them.
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-11-2013, 07:18 PM
|
#13
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Arlington, TX
Age: 39
Posts: 212
|
Originally Posted by 46Tbird
Nobody.
Nitto Invos are available in 255/35 and 295/35, which is close, and about as cheap as you're going to find a set of 20s.
That's about what I paid for my tires, but the 305s only last about 15k miles so that's $650 in tires every 8 months. Fortunately the fronts are at 40k miles and are holding up very well; I will probably get 75k out of them.
|
I'm guessing you have drag radials on the back?
|
|
|
|
|
06-17-2013, 03:08 PM
|
#14
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Irving / Oklahoma City
Age: 41
Posts: 1,896
|
Originally Posted by GTRacerX
So assuming 265/35/20 front and 305/35/20 rear who makes a good street tire that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?
|
Arm and a leg is relative. On my C5 I was running 18s with a 265/35 and 295/35 BFG Goodrich KDW2s and that was just under $1,000 at Discount Tire with warranty on all four tires. I really wanted to go with the same tires but I found these for a really good price and matching sizes front and rear for the 19s I have.
http://www.treaddepot.com/group/pr4p.html
-Alex
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
Hybrid Mode