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Just bought the Shelby Replica. Now what tires?

Old 02-12-2008, 08:39 PM
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Default Just bought the Shelby Replica. Now what tires?

I just bought the Shelby Replica wheel from Fasttoys. They be here Friday. What tires should I get? The rims are (2)18X9 and (2)18X10. They recommended tire sizes 255/45/18 for the front and 285/40/18 for the rear. I do most of my driving in city and go the the strip ever once in a while. What do you guy think would be the best tires for me?

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Old 02-12-2008, 08:48 PM
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Default RE: Just bought the Shelby Replica. Now what tires?

KDW II would be my choice for you

goodyear F1 supercars are cheaper

Nitto NT555s are good too

There's more out there but these are some popular choices
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i like the BF b/c of the there tire tread design
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Old 02-12-2008, 08:50 PM
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http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ce+T%2FA+KDW+2these are them
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Old 02-12-2008, 10:02 PM
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Default RE: Just bought the Shelby Replica. Now what tires?

I just bought 255/45/18 for the front and 295/45/18 for the rear. It's a bit taller than stock in the back, but I want that to fill the gap. I bought NT555's from discounttiredirect.com. I'll just fix the speedo with my SCT XCal2. It looks much better to have the same profile on the front and back.
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Old 02-12-2008, 10:20 PM
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DarkFireGt, do you have any pic
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Old 02-12-2008, 11:10 PM
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Here's someone I know from another board. He has 255/45/18 front and 295/45/18 rear






After Lowering:

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Old 02-13-2008, 09:45 AM
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At what point is big not better. I am looking to get the most performance, out of this tires I can.
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Old 02-13-2008, 09:58 AM
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I like that set-up, maybe something like this for you Blue 05 Mustang
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