[mustang97]

I'm thinking of getting me rims 18X9 i was wondering for the front if 255-35-18 tires will fit fine because i don't really want to go much wider then that on the front.

[RedStang1313]

I think that a 255 with a 35 profile will look way to small on your car. you should try a 245/40/r18 in the front and im not sure if you want to but you could step up to an 18x10 in the back and put a 285/35 r18 on there. Iv been lookin at rims too and thats what im guna do the price isnt that much more and it will make ur car mean looking
plus with an 18x10 you could go up to a 305 if u ever wanted to.


GO BIG OR GO HOME... LOL

[mustang97]

Originally Posted by RedStang1313

I think that a 255 with a 35 profile will look way to small on your car. you should try a 245/40/r18 in the front and im not sure if you want to but you could step up to an 18x10 in the back and put a 285/35 r18 on there. Iv been lookin at rims too and thats what im guna do the price isnt that much more and it will make ur car mean looking
plus with an 18x10 you could go up to a 305 if u ever wanted to.


GO BIG OR GO HOME... LOL

Ya 245 would be nice in the front... but i don't want different side wall sizes i would like to stay either 35 or 40.... anyone have any idea what i should run.. and yes 18X9 in the front and 18X10 in the back.

[RedStang1313]

your side walls are mesured in a % of the with like a 245/40 is a tire that is 245mm wide and 40% of that is how hight the side wall is so it would be 98mm

now a 285/35 is 285mm by 99.75mm so even though the side wall PERCENT is diffrent the hight is still the same.

SO, a 245/40r18 will look the same as a 285/35r17 the diff is only 1.75mm thats like about the with of a penny

[mustang97]

Originally Posted by RedStang1313

your side walls are mesured in a % of the with like a 245/40 is a tire that is 245mm wide and 40% of that is how hight the side wall is so it would be 98mm

now a 285/35 is 285mm by 99.75mm so even though the side wall PERCENT is diffrent the hight is still the same.

SO, a 245/40r18 will look the same as a 285/35r17 the diff is only 1.75mm thats like about the with of a penny

so are 265-35-18 and 285-35-18 actually the same side wall then?

[mustang97]

Originally Posted by mustang97

so are 265-35-18 and 285-35-18 actually the same side wall then?

So if i want to keep the side wall small in the front then the back but i also want to go with the smallest tires i can go with in the front( width wide )... and will i have cleareness issues with a 285-40-18 in the back with 18X10 rims on my 1997 Mustang GT?

[RedStang1313]

No the side wall is a percent of the with

265 / 35 / r 18

^ ^ ^
with in mm / % of with = side wall / size of rim


so it is a 265mm/92mm r18 the side wall is rated as a percent of the with

you can fint the hight of the side wall by multipling the with by the side wall percent

265 X .35 = 92 so the side wall is 92mm tall

[RedStang1313]

go to americanmuscle.com and look up the tech article on tires and rims they have a chart that tells what u can put on ur car

[smokeshow]

Originally Posted by RedStang1313

No the side wall is a percent of the with

265 / 35 / r 18

^ ^ ^
with in mm / % of with = side wall / size of rim


so it is a 265mm/92mm r18 the side wall is rated as a percent of the with

you can fint the hight of the side wall by multipling the with by the side wall percent

265 X .35 = 92 so the side wall is 92mm tall

I always thought it was nice of whoever came up with the standard to measure the width in mm, the height in a relative percent, and the rim diameter (and width) in inches!

They probably also measure their mileage in rods per hogshead, and speed in furlongs per fortnight!

[RedStang1313]

hahahahahahahaha

ya and the motors are cubic inches and liters we should mesure them in gallons