olvanish

I was looking at 285/50/18 and the reason is that I want wider tires for the rear, but at the same time I want them to be a little higher profile than the 40's I have right now in order to improve ride quality. I'm plannin on using them for high performance driving under dry conditions (those tires are all-weather so that's what mainly caught my attention). Is anybody using those (or possibly even that particular size which I highly doubt)?

mygt500

Good question but a 50 series tire is way too big IMO and wont it make the tire height too tall? Throws off everything but this is coming from a guy that has 30 series tires all around on 20's....so maybe someone will chime in with some better info for ya....J

whtcanbrwnd04u

I have the S/T. Running 275/40/20 in the rear, 255/40/20 in the front. When its time to get new tires... ill def be going wider in the back, im thinking either 305 or 295/35/20. 40 rides okay, but it looks like a baloon. JMO.

MustangGT0405

Any pics of this baloon? Thinking about doing the same size in the rear.

Thanks,

mlcrycc

A balloon???...LOL.....

I recently stepped up to 40 series around, and for me, it was a great decision. This has solved all of the issues I personally had with running 20's. I changed from 35 series Nittos, to 40 series S/T's and love these. 255 front, 295 rear....


Mike




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06Redfire3V

Mike has such a great set up, I am so jealous

06VistaBlueGT

In case you don't know, the profile is not a set size (ex. a 225/50 and a 285/50 are going to be a lot different in height). That being said, a 285/50/18 is almost 2 1/2 inches taller than stock. If you want the 285 width but want something a little taller than stock, you probably want a 285/45/18. This size is a little over 3/4 of an inch taller. That doesn't sound like much but is a significant difference. (anything 3% or more different is considered signifcant and this is right on 3% taller). I wouldn't put these tires on without first adjusting your computer for the difference in rev's per mile.

Just my suggestions....

GidyupGo

Yea, sort of like cartoon tires. Remember the old standard H78/15?

MustangGT0405

Yeah personally I dont like the look of 20's with low pro tires. They look too big, but with 40 series, the additional sidewall gives it a more musclular look. Is your car at the stock ride height?

and on balloon, yeah I meant to put it in quotes, I fat finger posts all the time too so I shouldnt talk.

MustangGT0405

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