what tires do you guys rcommend for the lightning rims?? can i use "car tires"
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Several Choices ....
Go to www.tirerack.com and plug in the Lighning as your vehicle. It will come up with 295/45 ZR18 Eagle 1 Goodyears as the original tire. But if you check out the "optional" sport truck tires you will find that Pirelli, Toyo, Dunlop and Bridgestone also make tires that will fit that rim. My choice is the Bridgestone 285/50 HR18. Why? Five reasons: It's quieter than the Goodyear. It's a little less expensive. It has a harder rubber compound and will provide 40,000 miles of wear instead of 19,000. It looks just as nice. And, it is 29.4 inches tall (the Goodyear is only 28.6) which is almost exactly the height of original 235/70 HR16 tires. So, there won't be any changes on my speedo or odometer.
BTW, a final consideration is your spare. If you keep your OEM spare for that unexpected flat, you won't have one high or low
corner with a wierd size tire if you stay at the size of your spare.
The Bridgestone is about $178.
BillVoyles
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Go to www.tirerack.com and plug in the Lighning as your vehicle. It will come up with 295/45 ZR18 Eagle 1 Goodyears as the original tire. But if you check out the "optional" sport truck tires you will find that Pirelli, Toyo, Dunlop and Bridgestone also make tires that will fit that rim. My choice is the Bridgestone 285/50 HR18. Why? Five reasons: It's quieter than the Goodyear. It's a little less expensive. It has a harder rubber compound and will provide 40,000 miles of wear instead of 19,000. It looks just as nice. And, it is 29.4 inches tall (the Goodyear is only 28.6) which is almost exactly the height of original 235/70 HR16 tires. So, there won't be any changes on my speedo or odometer.
BTW, a final consideration is your spare. If you keep your OEM spare for that unexpected flat, you won't have one high or low
corner with a wierd size tire if you stay at the size of your spare.
The Bridgestone is about $178.
BillVoyles
RedLowRyder
Last edited by Bill Voyles; 02-24-2002 at 02:31 AM.
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02-24-2002, 12:02 PM
