tire selection 18"
03-06-2018, 08:43 PM
#1
Racer
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tire selection 18"
anyone running 18s on all corners? thinking of 18s on my Carbon. What options are there? I would like to stay 300 or less in width on the front. Roads here are not great and tramlining is an issue.
thanks
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03-06-2018, 09:10 PM
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03-09-2018, 07:22 AM
#7
Instructor
I got a set of 18's last year just for autox. Put 335/315 Rivals on them and liked them so much, I daily drove them all year!! I put approximately 3k street miles, 8 autox events one drag race event and they are 2/3 worn out... highly recommended them!!
03-09-2018, 05:31 PM
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Racer
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Thanks Pinski1. Any issues with the 315s rubbing in front wheel wells or with traction control/ abs as I see there is only a .4 inch difference in fron t and rear diameter?
03-09-2018, 08:57 PM
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Safety Car
i have run 315 Rivals all around and now run 315/335
only time fronts rub is at full lock. (brake ducts)
there is no issue running same size tires front and rear. this is a forum Myth. all of us racers do it all the time with 0 ABS/TCS/AH issues.
only time fronts rub is at full lock. (brake ducts)
there is no issue running same size tires front and rear. this is a forum Myth. all of us racers do it all the time with 0 ABS/TCS/AH issues.
Last edited by STANG KILLA SS; 03-09-2018 at 08:58 PM.
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03-09-2018, 09:15 PM
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So it's possible to full square? I'm thinking about it if I get a new set of wheels. I assume I'd get a little more tire life being able to rotate front to back and getting 4 new tires at once instead of going 4->2->4->2 is appealing.
Last edited by MikeOC; 03-09-2018 at 09:20 PM.
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03-09-2018, 09:29 PM
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No. Never had a problem with rubbing but I'm not lowered at all. Never had a prob with ABS or anything else either. Only complaint is they throw a lot of gravel up when driving.....
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03-10-2018, 10:21 AM
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yes its 100% fine to run a square setup. even racing. you will have 0 issues. and yeah thats why i did it for tire rotation.
with that being said, my camaro loved the square setup. (nose heavy)
i found the vette to with its 50/50 weight i had to wait a bit to get back on gas out of the corners. so ive just gone to the 315/335 setup, but have not tested it on track yet.
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