Tires
#1
Tires
Hey just looking for some advise. right now i have 275 eagle f1's all around but they dont seem to hook worth a ****. i need something that will hold the pavement. Also i was wondering how wide i can go the rins are not stock they are cobra R rims. Any suggestions or comments about what you have and how it works would be great.
#2
RE: Tires
You'll need wider rubber in the rear... at least 295 width... so you'll need wider wheels.
I am using BFG g-Force KDW tires... for street tires, they hook up pretty well... SOOOOO much better than the stock tires. I had intent on spinning them in first once (just on a launch on the street) so I let the clutch out hard at around 4000 RPM and I was VERY surprised that they didn't just spin off like the factory ones do, even in second gear... I was off on my way from a launch that hard.
If you want REAL traction (but poor treadlife) get some drag radials... I hear the BFG ones are good for traction, but very poor on life... while the Nitto 555R's are decent on traction, but good on life.
I am using BFG g-Force KDW tires... for street tires, they hook up pretty well... SOOOOO much better than the stock tires. I had intent on spinning them in first once (just on a launch on the street) so I let the clutch out hard at around 4000 RPM and I was VERY surprised that they didn't just spin off like the factory ones do, even in second gear... I was off on my way from a launch that hard.
If you want REAL traction (but poor treadlife) get some drag radials... I hear the BFG ones are good for traction, but very poor on life... while the Nitto 555R's are decent on traction, but good on life.
#4
RE: Tires
I've got 18x10 in the rear... and a 295 tire... doesn't bulge, it's a perfect fit. I'm sure you can fit a 315 on there, as JonBeast I think has a 315 tire on a 9" wheel... yikes.
Go like 245-265 up front, wider isn't necessarily better there... (265 will be as perfect of a fit on a 9" wide wheel as a 295 is to 10"), and go 295-315 in the rear.
Edit: Also, drag radials are street legal, but their biggest downside is low low treadlife compared to a street tire. The Nitto 555r SAYS 15k miles, but they have to be looking pretty thin by then... you can expect much less out of a BFG drag radial.
Go like 245-265 up front, wider isn't necessarily better there... (265 will be as perfect of a fit on a 9" wide wheel as a 295 is to 10"), and go 295-315 in the rear.
Edit: Also, drag radials are street legal, but their biggest downside is low low treadlife compared to a street tire. The Nitto 555r SAYS 15k miles, but they have to be looking pretty thin by then... you can expect much less out of a BFG drag radial.
#5
RE: Tires
yeah im not really concerned about tred life so much as traction i was looking into some mickie thompson drag radials. and i was thinking like 315 in the back but i like the 275 in the fron it works well.
#6
RE: Tires
ok man...idk what you do or how you are...but you have a KB'd GT and i understand that you're just asking for our opinions...but i think you should be just a LITTLE more knowledgable about tires and your car if you dropped that kind of cash on a supercharger...unless they were replicas the Cobra R rims are 17x9...295s on a 9" rim are pushin it...315 are crazy and unsafe...you need a 17x10 or bigger for 315 to be a safe fit...if it is for track use go for the MTs...my buddy has a KB'd 2000 GT and he has 295 BFG DRs on saleen replica 18x10s...265 BFG KDs on 18x9s in front...his car is a strictly street car and he has about 12k miles on the DRs and they look almost new...he rarely does burnouts or drives hard so i think the whole car is pretty much a waste...its never seen a track and it is fully gutted...and his parents paid for the car and the mods so it kinda pisses me off but the car is awesome...if you have a 10" wide rim in back you need at LEAST 275-285
#9
RE: Tires
Look at my sig for my tires. They fit perfect and hook up pretty good. I get really good all around tracion. I like to autocross more than dragging but I still take it to the 1/4 once in a while....it is a stang
#10
RE: Tires
dont know exactly what my wheels are. i didnt really pic them out i found a deal on the wheels and tires they were of an svt cobra and had 275 eagle f1's on them. as for not kow much about the my car i know alot about engines and machanics but i dont know what tire hook well because i have never had a need to buy better tire before i did all the mods. they are two completely seperat things. wow i dont knwo what brad of tire to get that must mean i dont know **** about my engine WRONG! ok just thought id put that out there
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