225 front 255 rear on 18 x 8 wheels?
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225 front 255 rear on 18 x 8 wheels?
Hello,
When I bought my car it had 18 x 8 aftermarket wheels on it with 225 x 40 x 18 tires front and rear. Now that the tyres are almost worn out I am deciding what to replace them with.
If I go with 225 x 40 x 18 tires front and 255 x 35 x 18 tires rear I end up with overall wheel+ tire diameters on 637mm front and 635mm rear.
I am a no tyre expert so my questions my seem pretty basic, please excuse my lack of knowledge.
Is this the kind of overall diameter I should be looking for front and rear?
Am I correct in assuming that I should try and keep the overal diameters front and rear as equal as possiable to each other.
Has anyone had experiance with 255 x 35 x 18 tires on 18 x 8 wheels and do they seem to work?
What kind of offstes would work with this tyre combination? ( I have the range from the stickied thread but how do I know whether to use 53 or 57 offset foward for eg).
When I bought my car it had 18 x 8 aftermarket wheels on it with 225 x 40 x 18 tires front and rear. Now that the tyres are almost worn out I am deciding what to replace them with.
If I go with 225 x 40 x 18 tires front and 255 x 35 x 18 tires rear I end up with overall wheel+ tire diameters on 637mm front and 635mm rear.
I am a no tyre expert so my questions my seem pretty basic, please excuse my lack of knowledge.
Is this the kind of overall diameter I should be looking for front and rear?
Am I correct in assuming that I should try and keep the overal diameters front and rear as equal as possiable to each other.
Has anyone had experiance with 255 x 35 x 18 tires on 18 x 8 wheels and do they seem to work?
What kind of offstes would work with this tyre combination? ( I have the range from the stickied thread but how do I know whether to use 53 or 57 offset foward for eg).
#2
I run the same 225-40 and 255-35 set up and there are no problems at all. It is slightly larger than stock, but not a difference that will cause problems. My 255 tire is sitting on a 8.5" wide wheel, so I can't help with the 8" wide tire question. An offset of 53 would work fine.
#3
Tassill, my only concern with your setup is that rear 8" wheel is not recommended for the 255 series tire. The recommended wheel width is 8.5-10'. You can run that size on the 8" wheel, but the advantages of the wider tire will not be realized.
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He has 18 x 8 wheels, he hasn't stated the offest of his wheels yet, only what the stickie stated the offset range on the tire he wants to run is.
I would run 215/40/18's and 245/35/18's on non staggered 18 x 8's, if the offset allows.
My S has a 215/255 stagger. Did you spin the tires easily with the 225 rears?
He has 18 x 8 wheels, he hasn't stated the offest of his wheels yet, only what the stickie stated the offset range on the tire he wants to run is.
I would run 215/40/18's and 245/35/18's on non staggered 18 x 8's, if the offset allows.
My S has a 215/255 stagger. Did you spin the tires easily with the 225 rears?
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