Which tires to buy?

[venom1997]

Op i bet you have 18x9 wheels by looking at those nittos you posted.


These are 295/35/18 bfgs on my 18x10 I know that 305/35/18 nitto drags are narrower than the 295 bfg. So by looking at that pic with the nitto i dont think a 305 would bulge on a 18x10. I would dismount the tire and measure before ordering tires. I do know for a fact bfgs run wide and the m/t seems to run narrow like the nitto 305/35/18. The hoosier runs wide like the bfgs.

 

[ported 04]

I dunno i'm 90% sure they are 10" wide but i'll have to ask the previous owner to see if he remembers.

 

[96n03Cobra]

M/T ftw!! here's a pic of mine (305/35/18)

I've got about 4k miles on them and they are almost to the wear bars. Probably another k or 2 left in them. That's all street miles, no track time, no burnouts. Getting on it through the gears though occasionally.

 

[HIPSI]

hi, i'm buying new tires soon because my nitto drag radials suck and they are getting worn down..i've narrowed it down to either hoosier, bfg, or mickey thompson. I want something i can run on a 10" rim without any rubbing issues. My car goes to the track every once in a while but is mostly a street car i only take out on sunny days. Also, i want a tire that will last me a while.
I need your opinion on which tires to get.

Here are the tires i'm talking about.
bf goodrich 82627
hoosier 17342
mickey thompson 3785r

ive tried all those and m/h is the best just not on your list

 

[ported 04]

M/T ftw!! here's a pic of mine (305/35/18)

I've got about 4k miles on them and they are almost to the wear bars. Probably another k or 2 left in them. That's all street miles, no track time, no burnouts. Getting on it through the gears though occasionally.

Are your rims 10" or 10.5"?

 

[HwyKng]

I have an 11" wheel and 305 nittos and my car makes over 600hp and hooks pretty well on em. Im gonna try a 315 bfg next time for a change.

 

[ported 04]

^Sweet..My nittos only have 2-3K miles on them so i'm not buying new tires soon. I just wanted to see what kind I should get so I didn't have to ask when my nittos wear all the way down. I'm gonna try and measure my rim and see how wide it is. I'm pretty sure it's 10" so i'm either getting 295 BFGs or 305 M/Ts. The BFGs last longer so maybe i'll go with those. They hooked pretty good when they were on my car right when I bought it.

 

[Charlie Horse]

Will a 15 in or 16 in wheel fit on my stock IRS 03 cobra? I am looking for extra rear wheels adn drag radials for track time.

 

[Jroc]

Will a 15 in or 16 in wheel fit on my stock IRS 03 cobra? I am looking for extra rear wheels adn drag radials for track time.

I'm not positive, but I believe a 16" wheel will fit fine, but a 15" wheel will need some modifying done to work. I believe the tie-rod ends needs to be cleared some or something like that.

 

[firedog90]

16's will fit witout modification. 15's require some grinding. I'm going to have to go with some bias ply tires on 15's or 16's. I've run BFG's and MT's on 17x10.5 wheel and don't hook with either.

 

[SUPERSEXY32V]

BFG's run WIDE. I had a set of the DR's on a 10" rim and it bulged too much IMO. The BFG's dont last long at all either. They are an excellent DR though and they look great!