well after my front tire went flat yesterday and the shop that go to all the time couldnt get my stock tire in time, he showed me that he had 2 Michelin pilot sports that came off a viper with less than 50 miles on them and said he would cut me a great deal on the two now that these things are on i can tell a huge difference they are shorter than the stock tire but alot wider i went from a 295/45-18 to a 335/30-18 i dont know if they will help me hook up any better but they sure look nice.

just thought i would share.

chris

 

didn't think 335s would fit on a 9.5" rim... got some pics?

 

Those tires are way out of spec. Mininum wheel width is 12".

 

Pictures?

 

the wheels fit without a problem i didnt have a chance to get pics today before i went to work but ill snap some pics tomarrow,

 

im not sure what you ment by that but i just checked the width of the tires and it is 12''

 

Congrats Chris
and Ya we want pictures

 

If you go to Michelin's site, you'll see what he meant. He says that tire requires a minimum wheel width of 12", yours are 9.5" I wouldn't try any hard cornering. Your tire guy didn't do you any favor.

 

It seems that your tire guy doesn't have a grasp on it either. If you came to him and said "put these on," that's one thing, but for him to recommend them is another.

Hope his liability insurance premiums are paid up.

 

This is worse than him suggesting a set of maypops to get you on the road until the F1s came in.

I think you're missing the point that's being made about wheels and tires.

Take a closer look at what Tim and the others wrote.

 

I can't even run 335's on the track on 9.5 wheels.

Don't turn harder than a perambulator, buddy. < grin >

You will roll those puppies right off the rim.

 

heres some pictures i snapped this morning

 

Hard to tell from the pics whether the sidewalls are bulging or not.

 

maybe this will help then

the sidewalls are fine.

 

Wow is it just me or are those really low profile?
Maybe its just the pic or i'm just used to the F1's.