Sumitomo 275/35/18 Rear Tire Replacement
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Sumitomo 275/35/18 Rear Tire Replacement
So after seeing several posts saying 275's should fit, I stepped out in faith and upgraded the 265's I bought to 275's.
The Sumitomo HR III XL's were $179.99 each and will be here on next Tuesday. I will update after they are installed.
If they don't fit, I will be pissed.
The Sumitomo HR III XL's were $179.99 each and will be here on next Tuesday. I will update after they are installed.
If they don't fit, I will be pissed.
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So after seeing several posts saying 275's should fit, I stepped out in faith and upgraded the 265's I bought to 275's.
The Sumitomo HR III XL's were $179.99 each and will be here on next Tuesday. I will update after they are installed.
If they don't fit, I will be pissed.
The Sumitomo HR III XL's were $179.99 each and will be here on next Tuesday. I will update after they are installed.
If they don't fit, I will be pissed.
I hope they work out for you. I am interested to see how you find the mismatch set of of UHP tires run. I always felt that UHP and Snows were installed with the same premiss.. Mount in full sets of 4 for best performance
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So after seeing several posts saying 275's should fit, I stepped out in faith and upgraded the 265's I bought to 275's.
The Sumitomo HR III XL's were $179.99 each and will be here on next Tuesday. I will update after they are installed.
If they don't fit, I will be pissed.
The Sumitomo HR III XL's were $179.99 each and will be here on next Tuesday. I will update after they are installed.
If they don't fit, I will be pissed.
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on a high performance car you should never run mismatched tires.
On a 62 Ford pickup not so bad. But an 09 AMG?
You should let the rears wear out, then repurchase the same rears. The OEM fronts will wear out with the 2nd set of rear OEMS then replace the whole set at once.
On a 62 Ford pickup not so bad. But an 09 AMG?
You should let the rears wear out, then repurchase the same rears. The OEM fronts will wear out with the 2nd set of rear OEMS then replace the whole set at once.
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believe me he can afford tires, that's why he is called OVERBUDGET , he just wants to see if these new tires will last longer and he just want wider tires.
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Thanks MNL ICE. Would it be ideal to buy stock replacements to match the fronts? Sure. Could I afford it? Sure. Will I notice a difference with the mismatched tires if I am just daily driving and going hard in a straight line? I doubt it.
if I don't like how it handles, I'll just buy tires to make them all match up.
if I don't like how it handles, I'll just buy tires to make them all match up.
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There is not that much size differance in the 265 to the 275. You will be fine. Now if you tried a 285 or 295 you would have some problems. When I replace my rears I will be putting 275's on as well. I have always gone up a size with all of my cars. Almost every guy on the Jeep SRT8 forum has gone up at least one size on the rears on the stock rim.
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hey guys when i had my black c63 and i changed my rear tires and left the fronts stock around 60 mph my whole car started to shake bad so i then had to get the stock ones and it wasent happening just a heads up
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my wheel set up right now
front i have 245/40/18 conti contac 2
rear i have 265/40/18 michey toms
this is by far the best 1-2 punch ever.
no limp mode or anything. take off traction? no problem i floor the car in the street and it does not spin. i can even power brake to 2000RPM and it wont spin.
bottom line if you looking for a tire that can grip in street on stock rims mickey toms are what you need. if you looking to drif around turns forget about this what i wrote.
front i have 245/40/18 conti contac 2
rear i have 265/40/18 michey toms
this is by far the best 1-2 punch ever.
no limp mode or anything. take off traction? no problem i floor the car in the street and it does not spin. i can even power brake to 2000RPM and it wont spin.
bottom line if you looking for a tire that can grip in street on stock rims mickey toms are what you need. if you looking to drif around turns forget about this what i wrote.
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That has nothing to do with if you would have put on a 275 over a 265. You had some bad tires that were out of round. You could do the raked look with the 19's on the back. My C6 is like that. 19's on the back 18's on the front.
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the only inconvenience of going with a 275/35/18 or 265/35/18 tire instead of a 255/35/18 is that the profile of the tire wall is noticeable higher - in other words the tire doesn't look as thin. However, what you lose in looks you gain in traction...
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what you think are cars need more looks or more traction?
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i was serching the web for the cheapest 275/35/18 tire here you go.
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.p...se=&LoadRange=
they like $85 each, i think im going to buy some replica rims from ebay and does tires and just keep them for when i feel like doing for 360
edit: the shiping to my house is $65 hahaha
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.p...se=&LoadRange=
they like $85 each, i think im going to buy some replica rims from ebay and does tires and just keep them for when i feel like doing for 360
edit: the shiping to my house is $65 hahaha
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for me it's traction... and that's why I now have 275s in the back!
but for a lot of other folk here it seems that looks are more important - and that's ok! otherwise why go with heavier rims+tires, tinted windows, darken the chrome, etc, etc, etc.
but for a lot of other folk here it seems that looks are more important - and that's ok! otherwise why go with heavier rims+tires, tinted windows, darken the chrome, etc, etc, etc.
