EdwardETraylorIII

Guys,

Has anyone attempted this?

I need to get the new MT ET Street Radial (18") on a C6Z - and I have a set of C6Z fronts (9.5") I could use to mount these tires if a tire that wide will fit on a 9.5" wheel.... I know you can squeeze a 315 on the fron wheels (I've personally done this!)! But I dunno about a 345? Has anyone had any success with something like this?

muff daddy

Not just no but hell no.



DANGEROUS!

EdwardETraylorIII

ok, thanks for your candor.

DOUG @ ECS

thought the same thing!

EdwardETraylorIII

What's a good 18" wheel for the back of a C6Z for one of the new MT 3788R (345/30/18)? Obviously needs to be 11-11.5" wide...

Bad06vette

Why do you even what that wide of a tire? If your planning on running this at the track... I wouldn't be going much bigger than a 275. Just because the tire is wider DOES NOT mean it is better! Just FYI.

Plus, although that 18 is okay to run the track... a smaller wheel would be better. Get some 16 or 17in welds if you want a good wheel for drag.

06C6FVR

a 15 or 16" wheel will not clear the calipers. 17's will fit though...even over the Z06 rear brakes. (i know, because i have 17"s and Z06 brakes)

Bad06vette

Woops that was supposed to say 16 or 17.... but, thanks for the heads up... Didn't know that 16 was too small.

I'm gunna run a 17 on my c6 with DRs.

1bdasvt

I don't think M/T even makes a 345/"30"/18,,,,,,I believe it's a 345/"35"/18!
Rim size should be 12-12.5

NTMD8R

I think the "tire guys" figure the smallest rim size you should use to mount a tire is nothing greater than 10% less than the tire width.

So... your 345 tire is actually 13.58 inches.

Therefore you can go down to (13.58 - 10% (1.35)) = 12.23 inches.
We can round down... so nothing smaller than 12 inches.

XCELER8

I run a 13inch with my 345s. I would never attempt a 9.5 inch rim with that size..

Here is a picture of a 345 tire next to a 10inch rim w/285 on it. You could almost place the entire 285 tire inside the 345...

1bdasvt

,,I love My fatty tires as well!

SoldSyclone

You could run the 305 35 18 on them they will work well into the high 1.4's low 1.5s

Yo could widen the wheels you have

PRE-Z06

315/30 is the widest I've squeezed on a 9.5"...you might could get away w/ the 345 on a 10.5 if it's an m/t not bfg, being that I believe it's a 35 series not 30...but traction probably wouldn't be any better than say their 295/45r17, which you could mount on a 17x9.5

LS1LT1

No

dennis50nj

let us know how it worked out

FloydSummerOf68

Like others have said, you do NOT need to put that much tire on a car to run good times.

I've taken a 255 mickey thompson ET street radial into high 1.5s and low 1.6s in my firebird...that is NOT a wide tire. I've seen a H/C C5 run 275s into the 1.5s as well.

0Jon@RedlineMotorsports

stay within the manufacturer's recommended wheel width and you'll be fine. that said, 11.5 inch is the absolute smallest id put that tire on.

speedraider

Ed, with as much power we put down with our turbo busa's on one 4 inch patch of tire, i'm sure you can go with a smaller tire and still get it to hook up. good luck, Scott.

EdwardETraylorIII

Thanks for all the feedback guys... So here's where I'm stuck...

I can put either a 17" or 18" Drag Radial on the back of my 1,000+ RWHP Z06's (yes, I have two of them making that much power). I'm in a quandary on which tire/wheel combo to go with.

I'm thinking the 17" OR 18" 345 @ 27-27.5" tall will net me the best results. The problem is finding the wheel to put it on. I would like to get a front C6Z (chrome so it matches all my other wheels) 9.5" 18" wheel and have it widened to 12" so I can run the 18" DR on it and it will look like a stock-matching wheel.

What do you guys think? Anyone know of someone they recommend for widening of stock wheels?

OR I'm open to other recommendations as well - I just don't want to buy all new (front and rear) wheels. I love the look of stock - and I love a sleeper!

Scott, how's your busa running these days?

Thanks!