So those costed $520 before tax?
BTW, thanks for finding a way to fill the wheel wells w/o getting rid of the stock bullitts

 

sting

When we negotiated, the NTB guy wanted 158 b4 tax per tire.

I told him about the 130 price. He said but they cost what to ship?

Final price was the internet price plus the internet cost to ship. Roughly 145 per tire.

Not too bad considering that I missed having to wait for the ups man, this place was near work and I did it while I was working for no loss of free time.

 

38Special,
After reading this thread and looking at your picture (see below), I convinced myself you were right I worked a deal with a local independent tire dealer who handles the BFG's. $400 exchange including mounting and balancing. Maybe not the absolute best deal but I'm happy
Car was due in today but was a no-show When it gets here, I will drive it directly to the tire dealer. Thanks again for posting the pictures and the info on the clearances.

The Boss Hog
(Any moment now . . . . . . )

 

Thanks Boss

 

Diameter of the stock 235's and the new 255's he bought is the same.
They don't fill the wells any more than the stockers.

Jason

 

Hey Guys & Gals

I use my Stang for business & put about 40K a year on it. I'm in & out of collision repair shops, new car dealers, salvage yards, etc., so I am sometimes prone to getting flats.

The BFG's look great, but I am concerned about the wear factor, even though it has the same 400 rating.

I have also been experimenting with tire pressures & have found that 35 cold works pretty good with the Pirellis.

Anyway, I would like to have an extra set of the Pirellis on hand just in case I need them. Contact me by email only if you have some take offs. Put tires in the subject. Thanks

mrhotrod@aol.com

 

Wheelwells can be filled horizontally as well as vertically

The Boss Hog

 

Boss

We want a picture from you too. Do not forget. :nono:

Pony

I knew there was another way to profit from this thread. You found it!

To all

Some forum readers see the tire as half full and some see the tire as half empty.
Then there are those who go out and put the proper air pressure in there and get going.

Jason

I bought these tires to stick to the road not stick to the tire well. I can always lower the car an inch, but I prefer it at the hieght that it is due to all the parking and side street speed bumps from heck around Northern VA.

 

Wheelwells can be filled horizontally as well as vertically

The Boss Hog [/b][/quote]
Unless you're talking about veiwing them from the rear (in which case the wheel well wouldn't come into play), it's a circle so they don't get any bigger horizontally.
If they did, you'd have an oval. Not a very smooth ride if your tires are oval instead of round.

I guess I'm not understanding what you're saying.

Jason

 

Unless you're talking about veiwing them from the rear (in which case the wheel well wouldn't come into play), it's a circle so they don't get any bigger horizontally.
If they did, you'd have an oval. Not a very smooth ride if your tires are oval instead of round.

I guess I'm not understanding what you're saying.

Jason [/b][/quote]
It's very simple... when you have wider tires, it pushes the tires out more, and appears to fill the wheel well more. Technically, the 255/50 is actually a tiny bit smaller in diameter than the stock wheel (a tenth of an inch). But bringing the tires out can creat the illusion that it is closer to the wheel well.

 

Bingo! IMO, the car is lower than it can sometimes appear with the 17's. It is due to the illusion of a larger gap created by not filling the wheel well.

Putting wider tires on this car definately makes it appear just a bit lower/smaller gap.

 

Thanks for the post, great pictures!!

For those of you asking about the difference in size, diameter etc. Please follow this link:

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

It is a pretty good calculator!!

Mike

 

Bingo! IMO, the car is lower than it can sometimes appear with the 17's. It is due to the illusion of a larger gap created by not filling the wheel well.

Putting wider tires on this car definately makes it appear just a bit lower/smaller gap. [/b][/quote]
uuhh...OK.
Interesting way to look at it.

Jason

 

Rear 255's

 

rear quarter

 

Man this car is begging for 18's with 285s all around. Taller sidewalls are great for drag racing, but look funny on this car.

 

From front

 

Side shot

 

Beautiful car. And, I like the look with the new tires.

But man, those pics are freakin' HUGE! I think I could actually count the sipes in the tread! J/K

Nice, nice car! Enjoy the ride!

 

Thanks!
Yeah, I wanted to make sure you all knew we had a knat problem around the dumpster!
Actually, my first time using a digital and I am still working on fully understanding all the software.