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If I went with a 18 inch tire would you recommend B.F. Goodrich like I've seen on the new Mustangs?
I've had Pierlei tires twice now and I was thinking about going to a 18 inch tire. Will I lose any bottom end performance. They do look better. What tire would you suggest that won't cost me an arm?
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RE: If I went with a 18 inch tire would you recommend B.F. Goodrich like I've seen on the new Mustan
I'm currently in the process of replacing my stock 235/50/18's BFG KDWSincluding the stock 18" fan blades with wider rims and tires. They're a pretty good tire overall and new the price is right. If you want my used wheels and tires we can probably cut a deal. I have about 13,000 miles on them. But I'll be breaking them down to get the TPMS sensors out of them. Let me know if you're interested.
RE: If I went with a 18 inch tire would you recommend B.F. Goodrich like I've seen on the new Mustan
All of the tires mentioned have very close to the same diameter and are the same as the 235/55-17's. There isn't enough difference in the overall effective gearing, one size here to another,to matter.
The rotating inertia effects are perhaps enough to measure with track timers, but not enough to feel the difference in the acceleration between, SOTP style. Better tire grip matters far more, and can go either way. Newish but "broken-in" tires are generally much grippier than old, hard, heat-cycled-out tires.
When my GT gets here, I have every intention of keeping the OE 18" wheels and 235/50 rubber (which I believe is the BFG KDWS's) at least for the early going, and for winter use after this summer. A more extreme package is pictured for some hard summer driving.
RE: If I went with a 18 inch tire would you recommend B.F. Goodrich like I've seen on the new Mustan
depending on the weight of the rims and tires, yes you could lose some performance from a dyno point of view. But is you put more tire underneath you, you will hook better and your ET times should decrease. So it depends on what you are after, dyno numbers or ETs. You aren't going to lose 10whp like the people that put 20's on but there theoretically should be a change it you are going with a heavier wheel tire package.
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RE: If I went with a 18 inch tire would you recommend B.F. Goodrich like I've seen on the new Mustan
I have the BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW 2's. Awesome tire. I have 255/45/18 in the front and 285/40/18 in the rear. They drive so much better than stock. Highly recommend this setup.
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If I went with a 18 inch tire would you recommend B.F. Goodrich like I've seen on the new Mustangs?
