285/35/18
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:45 pm
I just mounted these up and thought you guys would like some pics of the fitment. This car has the H&R springs. Used 5mm spacers just for fun.
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Yeah I'm pretty happy with it. I had the 265s as well, and I was looking at it with the car in the air, and there was plenty of room. They fit with or without the 5mm spacers. I'm confident that 285/40/18 drag radials will fit too. Next is 265s on the front.CrashTestDummy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:56 am Welcome!
Nice that you can put that much tire under there cars. I think we have 265’s, and I thought that was a lot of tire.
No - I had 265/35/18 before, and they're actually a little smaller in diameter, roughly 3/8 inch. I used a speedometer app on the phone to compare with the speedometer in the car, with 265s car read about 4 mph faster, with 285s car about 3 mph faster. (at 80 mph)
285/40/18 DR has been done and fit, but they look too short in my opinion. If you're after traction, you actually want more sidewall, not less.mbtech1 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:36 amYeah I'm pretty happy with it. I had the 265s as well, and I was looking at it with the car in the air, and there was plenty of room. They fit with or without the 5mm spacers. I'm confident that 285/40/18 drag radials will fit too. Next is 265s on the front.CrashTestDummy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:56 am Welcome!
Nice that you can put that much tire under there cars. I think we have 265’s, and I thought that was a lot of tire.