I am looking to put much larger tires on these factory Ford 9.5" Y2K cobra wheels. Stock these wheels came with 265/40's. I am seeing lots of people running 275/35's, or 285/35's. I am looking to see if anyone has images of a set of 295/40's on the rears and what size tire they used up front. My goal is to better fill up the wheel wells without the need to roll the rear fenders. I also do not want to end up with a tire that is too wide and bulges over the wheel and curves the contact patch. I can flip the quads no problems. The car has a complete Tokico suspension on all 4 corners lowering it about 2".
Not all tries are the same so I am trying to understand what might fit best. I like the look of Nitto 555's with a more squared off sidewall to the tire patch. I also understand they may have a more narrower width that other similarly sized tires.
As pictured on the car: fronts and rears are 275/35 Nitto Motivo's. The 275's look to small for these wheels. 295's may be too much, but have to ask before I drop the cash. A 295 is 11.61" wide vs the factory 265's that are 10.43" wide (1.18" difference). The 275 is .79" narrower than a 295/40.
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I read where it says not to exceed a 275 on a 9.5" wheel, but that seems pretty conservative.
Not all tries are the same so I am trying to understand what might fit best. I like the look of Nitto 555's with a more squared off sidewall to the tire patch. I also understand they may have a more narrower width that other similarly sized tires.
As pictured on the car: fronts and rears are 275/35 Nitto Motivo's. The 275's look to small for these wheels. 295's may be too much, but have to ask before I drop the cash. A 295 is 11.61" wide vs the factory 265's that are 10.43" wide (1.18" difference). The 275 is .79" narrower than a 295/40.
