295/45/18 on factory rear wheels - anybody?

So... Getting bigger rims is frowned upon... But getting big ass tires is smiled upon?....
Someone just go ahead and throw some mud boggers on their car and award them marauder of the month already.
 
Mac-MerC said:
So... Getting bigger rims is frowned upon... But getting big ass tires is smiled upon?....
Someone just go ahead and throw some mud boggers on their car and award them marauder of the month already.
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I would widen the rim if I had the resources.
But mounted, I don't see excess sidewall bulge = just fit in my opinion.
TUXrauder said:
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82142

here is mine.... love them!!!!


look at page 2 more pics on car on ground!
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Sweet ride ;)

Mine fit about exactly the same, I'll try and get pics tomorrow (weather).
Looks a little much in the front of the wheel well, but overall - I love them.
 
My first Marauder came with 285/50/18's. They wore like ass and the back end had so much wabble it was like being on bias-ply slicks at times. My last few years in motorsports have taught me wheel size is very important if you want the tire to deliver all it can. Personally I wouldn't run anything past a 265/50/18 on an 8" wide wheel. Otherwise the fatter tire is going to cost more, wear in the middle, and not be used for its full potential. 275-285 9" wheel. Past that 10-11.

For what its worth my 04 which runs a much faster 60' and ET than my 03 did. It has 255's to the 03's 285's. Also when the 285's were dead. The outside tread was almost factory depth.

Can you do it? sure. Will it help traction? not by much and it will waste money. Your dollars!
 
I will appreciate if anyone of you running 290s can post a picture. I am currently running stock size 245 iirc . Now I am interested to see how they look! Thanks!
 
295s on oem wheels

I have my Nitto 295-45-18's on OEM rims. Only a little bulge, looks ok and seem to perform OK. Put new MT 305-45-18 drag radials on the widened factory rims.
 
295/45 18s really need to be on 9.5 - 10" wheels , i mounted a set on oem 8" wheels some years back it looked ok , but it didn't handle as well as that size tire should on the correct size wheels.
 
MOTOWN said:
295/45 18s really need to be on 9.5 - 10" wheels , i mounted a set on oem 8" wheels some years back it looked ok , but it didn't handle as well as that size tire should on the correct size wheels.
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^this. I started this thread waaaayy back, mounted 294/45 on my stock rims and immediately feel the wobble. More air pressure helps, but 9.5-10" rim width is required to prevent sidewall flex. Learned. ;)
 
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