will 295 35 18 fit??

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i got a sweet deal on 335/30/18's and i can get a sweet deal on a set of 295/35/18 for the front but is that to wide up front??
 

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Dont forget, stock wheels are 10. You are fine with aftermarket 11's... but 295+ on a 10 is a bit of a squeeze!
 

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Hello,

I do not understand the answers: the problem will be the section of 35, but 295/30 R18 MUST fit on a 10x18 wheel, because all ACR have this front wheel size. So what is the problem?

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Carlos
 

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Hello,

I do not understand the answers: the problem will be the section of 35, but 295/30 R18 MUST fit on a 10x18 wheel, because all ACR have this front wheel size. So what is the problem?

Regards from Valencia

Carlos

Well, first of all, there is a difference between "fits" and "correct".

A 295 can certainly be put on a 10" rim, but it will fit BETTER on a 10.5-11. The same goes for a 305. As you can see in the above picture, the 305 is really squeezed on that rim.

There isn't really a major problem unless you overshoot drastically, but the tire wear will begin to be affected as you go too large. Can the ACR get away with it? Yep, it sure can since it is close enough, and those tires wear fast enough where it is not a huge deal if they wear a little differently.

The 35 profile is a bit large, but it *should* make it. I run 295/30/19's all the time.
 

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Dan,
Is 285/35 acceptable on the std Gen II 10 inch rim? I’m looking at a set of Nitto's. Thanks, jim
 

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Dan,
Is 285/35 acceptable on the std Gen II 10 inch rim? I’m looking at a set of Nitto's. Thanks, jim

You could probably get away with it, but I would not advise it. In 18", that tire is going to be almost 1.5" taller than your original 275/30. It is possible it may be different enough from the original to cause ABS issues, especially if your stock rear size is very warn. However, it should not rub. It is the same overall size as a 295/30/19 we use all the time- but we change the rear overall size as well to keep the F/R ratio close to stock.
 

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You can absolutley run 295 width on 10". No Problems. 305 too.

I asked tire/wheel / racer people waaaay smarter than me, and "The Book Says" 305 is the max. But I know a LOT of folks who push it on track with 315s on 10"...you have to be careful with that......can crown the centers due to the squeezed-bead.

I worry more about the 35-series tallness.....
 

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Don't mean to sound rude, Viper Specialty, raced on 305s for years and never a problem. Tons of guys out there running the 295s , so no issue there at all.

We had guys running 305s on Gen IIs clear back in 2001/2002.
 

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Every tire is constructed differently so there are no real hand-and-fast rules around widest tire on X rim. Certainly you want to support your chosen tire with a proper width rim.

I've tested several different front sizes on my SCCA Super Stock Viper, and found the 335/30-18 Hoosier A6 produces the most grip, even though I am limited to the stock 10" wheel width. The 335's don't wear any differently than a 315 or 295 or 275 given the same alignment. They tend to wear a lot slower than the rears. :) The design of the A6 makes it more able than most tires, to be "squeezed" on a narrow rim. There are guys running 315's on 8.5's, even guys running 275's on 6" wide wheels!
 

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Guys, I never said you CANT... but run those tires sizes on the street on a 10" rim... and let me know how they wear. That's all I am saying.

On the track, its a bit irrelevant. The tires wont last long enough to matter.

As I said:
There isn't really a major problem unless you overshoot drastically, but the tire wear will begin to be affected as you go too large. Can the ACR get away with it? Yep, it sure can since it is close enough, and those tires wear fast enough where it is not a huge deal if they wear a little differently.
 

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Don't mean to sound rude, Viper Specialty, raced on 305s for years and never a problem. Tons of guys out there running the 295s , so no issue there at all.

We had guys running 305s on Gen IIs clear back in 2001/2002.

Some of us were running 315 R-1s on 17x10 Gen1s back in 1994....:drive:
 

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Some of us were running 315 R-1s on 17x10 Gen1s back in 1994.......


Those were the days........we had 4 guys in 4 different states in on that "secret" for as long as we could keep the secret! The 4th guy was none other than ..............Bob Woodhouse!
 
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