going from 235-50-18 to 255-45-18
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I also did this quite recently. I switched to 245/45 R18's on the fronts and 255/45 R18's on the rears. I went with the Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetrics.
I love the stance of the car with these tires and they also give me far superior traction from launch than I ever got from the stock BFG KDWS tires.
Here are a couple of pictures for you, front and rear...
Sorry for the picture whoring...
Andy
I love the stance of the car with these tires and they also give me far superior traction from launch than I ever got from the stock BFG KDWS tires.
Here are a couple of pictures for you, front and rear...
Sorry for the picture whoring...
Andy
Take a good look at this one guys. It is one of the finest, well thought out, modified Mustangs you will ever see!
Dave
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From: Essex England
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I personally think that the 255/45 is the perfect tire for the 18X8.5 wheel. More width and you can still rotate your tires. I am running Nitto Invo tires on my wheels and would recommend them for a good summer tire.
Beautiful car Andy!
Beautiful car Andy!
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I did this exact switch 2 years ago. Comparison pictures below. Visually, the tires are only barely wider. I think the tread pattern was more visually different than the size. Biggest benefit was a bigger rubber lip over the rim which help avoid scraping curbs a little.
235-55-18:
255-45-18:
235-55-18:
255-45-18:
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I did this and love it! I've now got GT500 wheels with Nitto Nt555 255/45/18's and the car seems to like it a lot better. Real agressive look and much better handling. My car is lowered, so I think it rubs on extreme turns, but nothing bad so far!
Got the Nittos from American muscle for under $800 shipped!!
Got the Nittos from American muscle for under $800 shipped!!
I got mine from Discounttire.com for 715 with free shipping and paid about 90 bucks from a local tire place for mounting, balancing, disposal, etc etc.
I like em a lot better all around than the stock tires.
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What kind of tail lights do you have ? I have never seen those before. I like the way the reverse lights run all the way down.
Very well thought out mods.
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25/45/18 Continental Extreme Contact DWS's on my '07 GT. Awesome all season, high performance tire that fit nicely on the 18x8.5 fanblade wheels with a little room to spare....
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Beautiful Mustang ! clear corners look great with your head lights. Love the billet grill and the lower fog lights. Very clean !
What kind of tail lights do you have ? I have never seen those before. I like the way the reverse lights run all the way down.
Very well thought out mods.
What kind of tail lights do you have ? I have never seen those before. I like the way the reverse lights run all the way down.
Very well thought out mods.
The front end is all Shelby GT-H and the clear corners are just off of ebay.
The rear light clusters are called Eurolights and we have to run them this way in the UK due to the fact that we must have amber turn signals front and rear. What you are seeing as reversing lights are actually the turn signals. I have replaced the amber bulbs with the chrome type as I hated that 'egg yolk' look. The very lower part is still the reversing lights.
Again, sorry for the thread jack.
Andy
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