17's @ front & 18's @ back?
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We had reproduction Cobra-R wheels (from said Sarasota company) that had bullets in them. We finally went with ceramic brake pads because the dust in the bullets were such a PITA to keep clean.
What ever wheel size you go with,.. just stay with the same profile on all 4 corners. Your going to feel the bumps more with an 18 inch wheel and lower profile tire. If you go with taller tires you may have issues up front with them rubbing on the inner fender well. On 17x9 wheels up front,.. 275/40 is about the max you can go,.. and even those are hit or miss if the car is lowered. 315/35 will soak up more then a 295/30 will. Not sure I've ever seen a 305 on an 18inch wheel out back.
You could keep the front bullet wheels you have now and go with a 10.5 wheel out back. With a polished lip the look is pretty sweet IMO.
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What ever wheel size you go with,.. just stay with the same profile on all 4 corners. Your going to feel the bumps more with an 18 inch wheel and lower profile tire. If you go with taller tires you may have issues up front with them rubbing on the inner fender well. On 17x9 wheels up front,.. 275/40 is about the max you can go,.. and even those are hit or miss if the car is lowered. 315/35 will soak up more then a 295/30 will. Not sure I've ever seen a 305 on an 18inch wheel out back.
You could keep the front bullet wheels you have now and go with a 10.5 wheel out back. With a polished lip the look is pretty sweet IMO.
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That looks schweetttt!!
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Ok, so if you know, what would the width have to do with feeling bumps?
"Will probably go with 255 in the front, being I'd prefer not to feel every indentation in the road"
"Will probably go with 255 in the front, being I'd prefer not to feel every indentation in the road"
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I think what he fails to realize is that even a 1/4 - 1/2 inch tire difference between the front and the rear will set the ABS light off and disable the ABS system. I tried this with larger tires in the rear for the track running a 325 on the back instead of the 315 because I wanted it wider and taller.
You can have 1 tire go low on air and set the ABS off. For the track it really doesnt matter. But on the street if its a DD car,.. you really want the ABS for rainy conditions. I used to hate ABS when it first came out. I've come to appreciate it now.
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You can have 1 tire go low on air and set the ABS off. For the track it really doesnt matter. But on the street if its a DD car,.. you really want the ABS for rainy conditions. I used to hate ABS when it first came out. I've come to appreciate it now.
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