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so I am getting close on my wheels and tires and I was wondering after lots of reading and emailing people, I am still finding a lot of rubbing issues with the ridetech tru turn even on 18x9 18x9.5 wheels and a 265 tires. As my car will be 99% street driven and I do not want to cut my inner fenders. Will will a 255/40 front tire work with a 315/30 rear?

here are some measurements from falken

255/40R18 95W 28233844 9.0 8.5 - 10.0 25.9 10.3 794 9.4 8 28 51 1521 BLT -


315/30R18 98W 28233848 11.0 10.5 - 11.5 25.5 12.6 813 11.7 8 32 51 1653 BLT -

Paul it looks like that front tire is taller than the rear. Not sure you want that...

I just put 255/40R18 on the 69 I am building for my wife and they look fine. 8.5" wheel with 5.5 backspacing and Tru-turn.

Don

Thank you Don, I see that height difference now as well thank you, back to searching.

Maybe go with 255/35 up front.

Don

so in in effort to keep in a 18" rear wheel what if I dropped down to this

255/35ZR18
(94Y) XL
300 AA A 1,477 lbs. 50 psi 10/32" 25 lbs. 8.5-10" 9" 10.2" 9.5" 25" 832 US


295/35ZR18
(103Y) XL
300 AA A 1,929 lbs. 50 psi 10/32" 28 lbs. 10-11.5" 10.5" 11.9" 10.8" 26.1" 797 FR

how does a 295/35/18 look on a 18x11 wheel?

How about this:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

Don

thank you Don, as you can see this all very confusing to me :EmoteClueless:

I spent hours researching tire combos for my 69. :cheers:

It seems a shame to go to all the expense of minitubbing and then use a 295 tire.


Don

Schwartz has Forgelines 20% off and I am sure they could give you good advice on a tire combo.

Don

I just finished a 67 Camaro with full ridetech suspension, tru-turn, with forgelines and 265/35-18 bfg rival up front, no rubbing. I am running 1 degree of negative camber as well.