What size rim are you runing a 315 BFG drag radial?

[SVTStrikesBack]

I am thinking about getting a 315/30-18 BFG drag radial, but according to a cetain website, the rim range for this tire is 11"-12". I am curious what width rims you guys are runinng these tires on since a LOT of poeple on this site with these tires, but I don't know how many are running the 18 vs. the 17. All I want to know is how WIDE the rim is that you are running the tire with. (preferably the poeple with the 18" rims)

Thanks!

 

[03dsgsnake]

tire size

hey there i run an 18x10 with a 315 bfg drag now i bought the 315 nitto and now i run a 10.5

 

[grendel]

go with an 18x10 for the 335

 

[03dsgsnake]

rim

what:shrug: i think you got that mixed up 18x10 for a 315 nitto is perfect they are small or 315 bfg which has alittle buldge, now i got 18x10.5 for my nitto 315 nto1 they are wide!

 

[grendel]

oops i posted while i was at work and was in a hurry and missread it, sry

 

[Lethal SVT97]

will the 315 bfg dr's fit on 18x9?

 

[04SLOBRA1]

they will fit, but, lots of bulge I believe

 

[01SVTSnake]

running a BFG 315 on a 9 inch rim is dangerous and will look like crap

 

[CobraKindaGuy]

running a BFG 315 on a 9 inch rim is dangerous and will look like crap

I had BFG 315's on my 17x9" 03 Cobra. I had to use 1/4" spacers to get them to clear the IRS bolt. They overhung the sides of the rim just a little and it really didn't look bad at all. They hooked up really nice but I never cared for the definite directional instability I always felt after accelerating above 80 MPH.

So I removed them and went with the Nitto 315's on the 9 without spacers. They fit like a glove and are the best 315's on the market for the 03/04 Cobra IMO.

 

[as76021]

335 on a 17 inch 10.5 with a spacer had to be careful of the irs bolt.

 

[SVTStrikesBack]

The reason I am asking is that I have a 10.5" rim on the rear, and I was checking on the Tire Rack, and their specs say the 315 is supposed to go on a 11-12" rim. BUT, while a drag radial is the LAST tire I want to not fit correctly, I figured if enough people were doing it and runing good times with good trackion, I might try them.

 

[CobraKindaGuy]

The reason I am asking is that I have a 10.5" rim on the rear, and I was checking on the Tire Rack, and their specs say the 315 is supposed to go on a 11-12" rim. BUT, while a drag radial is the LAST tire I want to not fit correctly, I figured if enough people were doing it and runing good times with good trackion, I might try them.

Nitto 315 run a little smaller than other brands and will work fine. Though Nitto web-site charts may suggest a larger rim the 315's fit well all the way down to a 17x9 rim.

 

[Dirt2067]

The reason I am asking is that I have a 10.5" rim on the rear, and I was checking on the Tire Rack, and their specs say the 315 is supposed to go on a 11-12" rim. BUT, while a drag radial is the LAST tire I want to not fit correctly, I figured if enough people were doing it and runing good times with good trackion, I might try them.

315 on a 10.5" is perfect. End of story 11" or 12" wheels are not necessary or practical on IRS cars.

 

[03dsgsnake]

315

+1 deinitely will fit fine put a spacer on and bring the wheel even with well sweetness:loser:

 

[Lethal SVT97]

running a BFG 315 on a 9 inch rim is dangerous and will look like crap

how about nitto 305 on 18x9. how does it look and is it safe. reason i ask is i might be buying a set locally.

 

[heytonyman]

315 BFG DR's with 18x10 DD Bullets here.

Compared to the Current setup. 335/30/18 Nitto DR's on the same wheels.

BFG's for the weekend terror. Nitto's for the Daily Drivers.

 

[wojowojo16]

do you like the BFG or the NITTO's better??

 

[Iamchris]

Think a 335/18 Nitto will fit a 9.5?

 

[Todd03Blown]

haney car looks awesome!! are the 335 nittos the same width as the 315 bfg's?

 

[777]

Think a 335/18 Nitto will fit a 9.5?

I hope you are joking. That is waay oversized. The 315 NITTO is as large as I would go on a 9.5 and that is the only 315 tire i would put on it.

I would never put a 315/35 BFG on anything less than 10.5, and to be honest I would use an 11"+ rim. I have 17X11 rims with 315/35's on there. They look good.

Tire manufacturer's have rim specifications for a reason. It's called safety. Please for your safety and others, never put a tire that big on that small of a rim.

As you can see the 315 on a 10" rim bulges a LOT, so do the 335 nittos' which are about the same size. Not safe.