they are 8.5 front and 9.5 rear.

 

I want a tyre which looks mad thinking about Toyo R888 road slicks but.....

 

The bloke recomend a 255 on the rear but i thought they were meant to be 265??

 

what would you fit to these size rims?

What you want is the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta - mad looking tyre that...

is this true?? i could run 285 on a 9.5 rim? would it over hang the rim or something?

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 255/35R18 94Y RF 637 260 299 828 11.7 8.5 - 10.0

265/35R18 97Y RF 646 274 302 817 12.4 9.0 - 10.5

275/35R18 99Y RF 652 280 305 809 12.6 9.0 - 11

285/30R18 97Y RF 631 288 296 836 12.7 9.5 - 10.5

 

Wow it would look so cool to have 285's on the rear, would it look silly on a 9.5 rim?

 

Oh and a pic of the tyre.

What you want is the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta - mad looking tyre that...

 

yar they do look cool.

i run a 285 on a 9.5 and it's no problem at all,no over hang either ;)

 

Paul.

i run a 285 on a 9.5 and it's no problem at all,no over hang either ;)

 

Paul.

 

cool, can i see some piccies please.

 

what about the other numbers? and the fronts?

 

8.5 rim ???/??/R18

9.5 rim 285/??/R18

you want either 245 or 235 on the front and 40 profile front 35 on the rear

 

Mike

i have 235/40/18's on the front and 285/35/18's on the back

 

not the best pic but you get the idea

 

 

 

Paul.

Thanks guys, that's all sorted then.

 

omg Ultralites aswell, i'm going for the UltraLite Teka ones. What is the clearance like on the calipers? i might be running Skyline ones.

i have 235/40/18's on the front and 285/35/18's on the back

 

not the best pic but you get the idea

 

 

 

Paul.

 

Can't believe that, I asked about 285's for my rears when I ordered my new set the other day from a local tyre place, and the bloke said I wouldn't be able to put them on because they would stick out beyond the arch and that was illegal. What a twat!! They don't stick out at all do they, might cancel my order and order 285's after all then, as the tyres haven't arrived yet anyway.

i have 235/40/18's on the front and 285/35/18's on the back

 

not the best pic but you get the idea

 

 

 

Paul.

 

same as im running.

you want either 245 or 235 on the front and 40 profile front 35 on the rear

 

Mike

 

235 on the front are better than the 245 tyre if your going to run the car up the strip, narrower the non driving tyres are the better

great tyres. iv got them!

not even that bad in the wet.

you want either 245 or 235 on the front and 40 profile front 35 on the rear

 

Mike

 

I've always wondered why you would want a lower profile on the rear and not the same profile for front and rear ? :confused:

I've always wondered why you would want a lower profile on the rear and not the same profile for front and rear ? :confused:

 

The profile is a percentage of the tyre width.

 

Therefore as you have wider tyres on the rear, in order to keep the running circumference and diameter the same you need a lower profile.

 

So if you have 235/40/18 on the front, the profile is 40% of 235mm (94mm); then having 265/35/18 on the rear, the profile is 35% of 265mm (93mm).

 

Close enough not to affect ABS sensors etc - geddit?

 

Richard :smw:

Does anyone know if I can get a 285 in a 17? Tried searching for one, but only seem to do 285/35 profile in 18in wheel and larger.

What profile would I need for 17in wheels in a 285, 40 or 35, or something else? Running 265/40/17s at the moment.

Does anyone know if I can get a 285 in a 17? Tried searching for one, but only seem to do 285/35 profile in 18in wheel and larger.

What profile would I need for 17in wheels in a 285, 40 or 35, or something else? Running 265/40/17s at the moment.

 

 

Someone out there must be able to answer this, please?!!!? :hyper: