Looking for some advise on tire selection on Gen 3. What tire would you recommend? 325 or 335?
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Looking for some advise on tire selection on Gen 3. What tire would you recommend? 325 or 335?
What wheels do you have or plan to get? I have 315/30/18 & 265/35/18 michelins on FFR wheels. The tires fit the wheels well width wise and they are plenty wide. There are not that many tires available in our sizes, it seems most newer cars are now going 20 inch + in the larger sizes and the tire selection reflects this.
If you have 17's many are going with Nitto's.
Also do a search, lots of prior discussions
David W
Mkll 4874 built in 2004
Gen 3 coupe #16 registered 2018 painted 2019
David is exactly right. 315's are as wide as you can go with the available Factory Five 11-inch wheels. You might be able to get something wider in there with different wheels. But pay close attention to offsets. The inside tire sides are pretty close to the suspension already. The outside has a little more wiggle room. Many of us are using wheel spacers too, which factors in.
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NT01's or R888R's are solid options in 17's. Rival S's are also very well respected, but sometimes limited in sizes.
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I Have 18x9/11" 5 LUG HALIBRAND REPLICA WHEELS.
I ve heard the NITTO 555G2 is a good choice. 200 treadwear rating. I have 555R right now. But when mine start wearing out, its the G2 s.
I also heard theyre compatible with 555R on the rear.
The Nut
I am running 335 18's on the stock wheels from FFR... RIVAL TW200 they are very sticky
FFR 1879, Blown DSS 306,REDLINE management, VeryCoolParts Tuned 460RWHP
FFR 818S, The Flash, Chassis #5, 2.0L, LSD, Electromotive TEC-S, VCP Tuned, 278RWHP 265 RWTQ
FFR 6651, Green Lantern, 408W Crate, Hellion 66mm Turbo, JGS Waste gate / Blowoff valve, Tec-GT management, VCP Tuned, 575 RWHP, 690 RWTQ
FFR 8335, Black Mamba, 289 FIA CSX 2001 tribute car, 347, 48 IDA webers, VCP Tuned, 311 RWHP 386 RWTQ, 3-link, Trigo's
FFR 0004, Gen 3 , Hawk Coupe, Coyote twin turbo, 683 RWHP 559 RWTQ, IRS, VCP Tuned. "not too shabby"
US ARMY Maintenance Test Pilot (CW4 Retired)
no... rears are 335...275's up front
FFR 1879, Blown DSS 306,REDLINE management, VeryCoolParts Tuned 460RWHP
FFR 818S, The Flash, Chassis #5, 2.0L, LSD, Electromotive TEC-S, VCP Tuned, 278RWHP 265 RWTQ
FFR 6651, Green Lantern, 408W Crate, Hellion 66mm Turbo, JGS Waste gate / Blowoff valve, Tec-GT management, VCP Tuned, 575 RWHP, 690 RWTQ
FFR 8335, Black Mamba, 289 FIA CSX 2001 tribute car, 347, 48 IDA webers, VCP Tuned, 311 RWHP 386 RWTQ, 3-link, Trigo's
FFR 0004, Gen 3 , Hawk Coupe, Coyote twin turbo, 683 RWHP 559 RWTQ, IRS, VCP Tuned. "not too shabby"
US ARMY Maintenance Test Pilot (CW4 Retired)
I stand corrected. Tire wear rating is 320.
The Nut