Mustang_NTriangle

paladine is the one i used.

H0SS302

Ill take the 5 be more accurate lol...considering they all said the same thing. Even the actual tire sites like discount and tire rack list 28.8... im pretty sure they know there stuff.

boduke0220

actually in warm weather theyre decent and 2nd only spins for a little more than a chirp but it seems like if its colder than 45-50 degree's i can punch it from a dig or a 10-15 mph roll and burn em to the ground bouncing off the limiter in 2nd...when in warm weather they do great though

Jazzer The Cat

If you like corners.... DO NOT GO WITH 285's!

Go 265's and will be MUCH happier and take the word of someone who has lived his whole life in persuit of the corner. You will not get the improvement of grip you seek going oversized tires, only the "look" of improved grip due to width. You will get "rollover" of tires on corners and your car will feel sloppy and have less than ideal tread wear over time.

You really need to pick your poison here.... turns or stright light grip. There is NO inbetween when it comes to being great at both.

Jazzer

teej281

Hoss, he's going off of cliffyk's calculator, which takes into consideration how overall tall the tire is inflated on a car with full weight applied to it. I think it's the loaded diameter.

H0SS302

I realize this... but that is still not how tall the tire is...lol


When ppl say they want a 27/28" tall tire they are not taking into consideration the loading, they are talking about its unloaded diameter. If he was to get that tire, and another tire that was say a 40 profile....depending on whos calculator you use they will read the same diameter... but true to life they will preform different. Thats why I think Cliffs calculator is not really applicable when comparing to "industry" calculators.

Its good for us with mustangs, but if you spit out that info to someone else with a different car it doesnt hold true. Non uniformity can show its head in this one. But then again I used to work at Discount Tire... sooo I tend to stick with the standard measurements for tires.

Jazzer The Cat

^ Agreed

The issue is ultimately about clearance. If the tire was 28" diameter loaded/unloaded and basically flat at the point of contact, the tire would still be the same clearance all the way around the fender. No matter who's calculator one uses, this measurement does not change. This does not apply to mileage calculation, however, as lower/higher pressures will effect the numbers.

Jazzer

Mustang_NTriangle

I need traction in a straight line more so they cornering however you have given me something to think about I might end up going with wider wheels in the rear.

Jazzer The Cat

There ya go