Widest tire on the rear of Shelby GT 500??

[Venomizd]

Im looking into going with a set of CCW wheels...

20" x 11" wheel in the rear and 19" x 9.5" wheel in the front and Im wondering what would be the best tire sizes to run...Im looking to get the widest tire I can for the rear without having any isses.

I would like to run a Pilot Sport PS2 335/30ZR20 in the rear ???

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

My other option is just to go with what a few others have done
19 x 11 and 19 x 9.5 CCW with
BFG KDW2 rear 295/35 front 275/35

 

[Brands5.0]

19 x 11 and 19 x 9.5 CCW with
BFG KDW2 rear 295/35 front 275/35

My buddy has this set up on his GT500 lookes really nice but the rear tire could be bigger imo. the 295/35 is too small for a 11" rim. He wishes he went with a wider rear tire may be 305 or 315 if they make it

 

[Venomizd]

19 x 11 and 19 x 9.5 CCW with
BFG KDW2 rear 295/35 front 275/35

My buddy has this set up on his GT500 lookes really nice but the rear tire could be bigger imo. the 295/35 is too small for a 11" rim. He wishes he went with a wider rear tire may be 305 or 315 if they make it

Well thats what I'm thinking, but there's not many tire choices in a 19" tire and that would be one of the reasons I would step up to a 20" wheel/tire combo on the rear.
I need to find out if that would work for me though.??

 

[dgussin1]

ps2 315/30/19. You can't go too wide b/c of the inside wheel well clearance. i am barely clearing with 295/35.

 

[FBMphil]

305 would be perfect for an 11" rim on the GT500. It'd give the tire a nice, straight, shouldered sidewall which makes for better handling sKiLlZ.

Then again, I hate the look of bulging tires, so...

 

[Venomizd]

ps2 315/30/19. You can't go too wide b/c of the inside wheel well clearance. i am barely clearing with 295/35.

So your that close to the wheel well....is your car lowered??

Are you thinking I will be able to run the ps2 315/30/19 out in the rear even If I lower the car in the future???

 

[dgussin1]

my car is slammed. I think 315/30 should be fine, but any wider and i think you'll run into issues. IMO, the bfg's are good enough tires in 295/35...the PS2's are worth $500-600 more.

 

[Dave07997S]

ps2 315/30/19. You can't go too wide b/c of the inside wheel well clearance. i am barely clearing with 295/35.

That's what so nice about the PS2's (except being a hell of a tire) is they come in all those odd ball sizes.

Dave

 

[chuckstang]

ps2
Isint that a playstation???

 

[Venomizd]

ps2
Isint that a playstation???

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2

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OK been doing some serching at discounttire.com and looks like the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 are available in 305/30R19..cant find them in a 315 though...

Are there any online sites that carry more odd ball sizes ???

I'm going to stick with a 19 inch CCW wheel all around and run 275/30ZR-19 in the front....hoping I'm not going to have an isses...I guess there's not alot of 07 shelby's running aronud with 19 wheels so getting a straight up answer on 19" tires for the rear may not happen for now...:rolling: .

 

[dgussin1]

I want a 19" drag radial. BFG, do you see this?

 

[Dave07997S]

I want a 19" drag radial. BFG, do you see this?

Michelin PSC's if heated stick pretty darn good, may not be the best drag tire but very sticky.

Dave

 

[dgussin1]

Thanks Dave...I would rather not spend $800 on 2 tires that will last a very limited time. I don't want them for racing, but for street driving. I'd love to have first gear back.

 

[chuckstang]

I cant imagine any tire giving you traction in first gear on the street!?!

 

[dgussin1]

I cant imagine any tire giving you traction in first gear on the street!?!

I used to dead hook first gear on the street in my cobra with 3.90 gears and more rwhp/tq than my shelby with 275/40/17 bfg drags.

 

[FEARSNO1]

i did talk to nitto at the first of the year and was told that they will be putting out a drag radial in a 20" by the end of the year 07.

 

[chuckstang]

I used to dead hook first gear on the street in my cobra with 3.90 gears and more rwhp/tq than my shelby with 275/40/17 bfg drags.

Did you have the IRS in the car?

A friend of mine has a twin screw 03 with nitto drs and he could hook in first as well with stock gears though.

My street tires can not even hook in 2nd on the street. I think I may bump tires up there on the to do list for the shelby. I will not be used to the instant TQ.

 

[Brands5.0]

This car is running 19" ccw with the 275 up front and 295 out back
http://www.stangsunleashed.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7039&hl=wheels