wider rear tires size?

[airborne_mp84]

i want wider rear tires in the but the same tire height, 255 or 265 are what im looking for but when i look for then i cant find any..all that keeps coming up are light truck tires...anyone knows where i can find the tires im looking for?

[chader]

+2..............

[fastblackmerc]

When your in the 255 - 265 range all you can find are high performance / light truck tires. I use these:

Hankook RH06 in 255/55/18

At $125.00 a pop and they wear like iron.

Got them at www.eastcoasttires.com

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/fastblackmerc/MM%20Mods/Tires/Hankook_RH06.jpg

[ckadiddle]

Dennis Reinhart is running Hankook 295 width on stock rims (rear).

[ctrlraven]

Dennis Reinhart is running Hankook 295 width on stock rims (rear).

Stock widen wheels.

[03slickvic]

i have 17x10.5 with 275/40zr17 on the rear of my car with 17x9 with 255/45zr17 up front handles like a dream.

[Local Boy]

^Brutha...I dig your ^^^ AVATAR ^^^

That's a Maori, from New Zealand...Correct?

ALOHA

[ckadiddle]

Stock widen wheels.
I must have misunderstood. I wondered about that.

[airborne_mp84]

When your in the 255 - 265 range all you can find are high performance / light truck tires. I use these:

Hankook RH06 in 255/55/18

At $125.00 a pop and they wear like iron.

Got them at www.eastcoasttires.com (http://www.eastcoasttires.com)

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/fastblackmerc/MM%20Mods/Tires/Hankook_RH06.jpg .....thanx bud

[RR|Suki]

I must have misunderstood. I wondered about that.

The way I read it is that he has them on stock width wheels... beats me

[OneBADLsE]

When your in the 255 - 265 range all you can find are high performance / light truck tires. I use these:

Hankook RH06 in 255/55/18

At $125.00 a pop and they wear like iron.

Got them at www.eastcoasttires.com (http://www.eastcoasttires.com)

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/fastblackmerc/MM%20Mods/Tires/Hankook_RH06.jpg


These are very quiet with almost no road noise or vibration. Excellent traction even with 460 RWHP ;). A members car that i drove had these on widened rears

[Lou]

When your in the 255 - 265 range all you can find are high performance / light truck tires. I use these:

Hankook RH06 in 255/55/18

At $125.00 a pop and they wear like iron.

Got them at www.eastcoasttires.com (http://www.eastcoasttires.com)

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/fastblackmerc/MM%20Mods/Tires/Hankook_RH06.jpg

How are they in the rain or snow?

[Silver03MM]

Yeah i would like to know how they are in the snow and rain as well

[Lou]

Yeah i would like to know how they are in the snow and rain as well


Any opinions?

[Silver03MM]

Would I trip a code if I go with wider tires on the car?

[Raudermaster]

Wider? No, taller? Depends if you have T/C, or the ABS could throw a fit.

[sd8683]

Does anyone know how wide I can go in the rear go on a stock width rim

[Blk Mamba]

Community Discussion, Cut My Rear End, a post by Rufustlestrat says he has 255X45X18's on front, and 295X45X18's on stock wheels on the rear, has a picture, looks good!!!! some one else said 305's, I thought it was DR?

[RoyLPita]

Dennis Reinhart is running Hankook 295 width on stock rims (rear).

I have them too courtesy of Red.

[Marauderman]

Does anyone know how wide I can go in the rear go on a stock width rim

You can go SAFELY to 255 on OEM Wheels--beyond that I do not recommend it--regardless of who is or who tells you different....even though several owners are doing it as mentioned -----but the word IMO is SAFETY---as for me--got 255 up front --295 on widened wheels on the rear......works for me....good luck

[red]

Community Discussion, Cut My Rear End, a post by Rufustlestrat says he has 255X45X18's on front, and 295X45X18's on stock wheels on the rear, has a picture, looks good!!!! some one else said 305's, I thought it was DR?
I have never heard of anyone putting 305s on our 8" rims.

[red]

I have them too courtesy of Red.
:beer: How are they working out for you? Did the higher pressures help with the squish?

[Ari]

What about with wider rims? I was told that we have to look out for our suspension when moving to larger tires. A member over at the crownvic.net forums with a 2000 crown victoria is running 325/50/R15's out back and they don't hit anything because it has a different suspension than us. Would we be able to run 305 tires on 16 inch rims?

[Eric-Blk2004]

What do you guys mean by saying 295 on a widened rim? How do I make my rim more wide?

[red]

What do you guys mean by saying 295 on a widened rim? How do I make my rim more wide?

Our stock rims can be widened from 8" to 9.5". There were a couple vendors who would facilitate this service (they had shops do this for them). It can cost as much as $300 per wheel, not including the cost of the wheel. Do a search to find out more information, and better yet, collect the information you find and post it on the Marauder wiki (MyMarauder.com) under the wheels section. Thanks!

[MinnesotaMuscle]

295's on 8" rims is dangerouse as hell, your streatching the sidewall way too much, and if you hit a good sized pot hole I'd bet the bead on the tire would let loose! A few years ago I tried puting 245/50/15 on 8" steels, couldn't even get them to bead up....my $0.02

[Breadfan]

Dennis Reinhart is running Hankook 295 width on stock rims (rear).

I have heard of people doing this and I would NOT recommend it. 295 is way to wide for stock rims. I'm sure some will disagree and say they do it with no issues but to each his own regardless of that based on design specs and safety specs 295 is too wide for a non-widened OEM Marauder rim.

265 if the upper limit on stock rims, 255 really is as wide as you should go to be within recommended specs.

[Breadfan]

When your in the 255 - 265 range all you can find are high performance / light truck tires. I use these:

Hankook RH06 in 255/55/18

At $125.00 a pop and they wear like iron.

Got them at www.eastcoasttires.com (http://www.eastcoasttires.com)

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/fastblackmerc/MM%20Mods/Tires/Hankook_RH06.jpg

Those look pretty cool...is there a front size available? I like the same tread on all four corners personally.

[KillJoy]

295/45-18's here, on STOCK WIDTH WHEELS!!!

:eek:

KillJoy

[Breadfan]

294/45-18's here, on STOCK WIDTH WHEELS!!!

:eek:

KillJoy

Where'd you find 294 width wheels? :lol:

[KillJoy]

Where'd you find 294 width wheels? :lol:


:D

KillJoy

[RoyLPita]

:beer: How are they working out for you? Did the higher pressures help with the squish?

They are holding up fine at 40lbs psi. Thanx again.

[Breadfan]

You can go SAFELY to 255 on OEM Wheels--beyond that I do not recommend it--regardless of who is or who tells you different....even though several owners are doing it as mentioned -----but the word IMO is SAFETY---as for me--got 255 up front --295 on widened wheels on the rear......works for me....good luck

I agree, 265 may be OK but is pushing it, and even then you won't find much that will come close to OEM height.

255/55/18 is a great alternative rear tire size for OEM wheels.

[lucenti]

I put a set of perilli scorpion zero's 255/55/18 on rear double Z block. with stock on the front for now. theres a 1.5 percent difference to the low side for mph,r"per mile. slight rear gear ratio diff. didn't get good reviews from truck owners. so far they grip much much better than G"S. wet traction on wet black top is nice. do get alittle spin but no fish tail from a standing position. 60mph quick lane change very responsive. wet braking nice also.
they grip dry very very nice :)

[fastblackmerc]

Those look pretty cool...is there a front size available? I like the same tread on all four corners personally.

I don't think they are available in the stock MM size.

Excellent traction in the rain.

Don't know about snow since we didn't get any in NC this year.

[John F. Russo]

Community Discussion, Cut My Rear End, a post by Rufustlestrat says he has 255X45X18's on front, and 295X45X18's on stock wheels on the rear, has a picture, looks good!!!! some one else said 305's, I thought it was DR?

What brand of tire does he use?

[John F. Russo]

You can go SAFELY to 255 on OEM Wheels--beyond that I do not recommend it--regardless of who is or who tells you different....even though several owners are doing it as mentioned -----but the word IMO is SAFETY---as for me--got 255 up front --295 on widened wheels on the rear......works for me....good luck

What brand of rear tire?

[red]

What brand of tire does he use?

Hankook Ventus STs. See here (https://www.mymarauder.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tires#Common_C ombinations).

EDIT: Interpreted "I thought it was DR?" to mean the tires Dennis Reinhart is selling. Dennis is selling the above in 295/45R18.

[Marauderman]

What brand of rear tire?

The "Brand" of tire I use are "Nittos" all around---the discussion was about size of tires on (rims) wheels......there are different 'brands' for just about any size out there.......but the Nittos I have are like Iron as well--over 20K on them and hardly showing any wear..........

[bigal614]

I have 235/50/18's up front and 255/55/18's KDW's in back. Trying to stay with the KDW's maybe go with Nitto's but what would be the best size up front? It would also be nice to keep the same size all the way around if possible? Would a 245/55/18 be good all the way around?

Your opinions please? Thank you

[red]

I have 235/50/18's up front and 255/55/18's KDW's in back. Trying to stay with the KDW's maybe go with Nitto's but what would be the best size up front? It would also be nice to keep the same size all the way around if possible? Would a 245/55/18 be good all the way around?

Your opinions please? Thank you
Do you have traction control on your car (i.e., is it a 2003 300B / 2004 model)? If it does, same-sized tires will likely engage traction control, though it can be disabled via the dash button or via tune. Otherwise, some owners have reported success with same-sized tires on all corners concerning ABS (see here (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=43854)). Several owners run 245 tires in the front, though an aspect ratio of 55 in this size on the front can lead to more understeer (you're adding about 1.3 inches to the overall loaded tire height). Besides more tire options, what are your goals (e.g., better straight-line traction, better handling, etc.)?

[04marauder]

how much wider are the 255/55/18 and the 265/55/18 than the stock tires that came on my 2004 marauder ? and will they effect traction control ?

[RubberCtyRauder]

how much wider are the 255/55/18 and the 265/55/18 than the stock tires that came on my 2004 marauder ? and will they effect traction control ?


This is an old thread, but no worries
255/55 will be approx. 1/2 inch taller and 1/2 inch wider
265/50 (there is no 265/55 that i am aware of) is less than a 1/4 inch shorter and a little over 3/4 inch wider.

If you run factory front 235/50/18 then tractioncontrol ok, can also run 255/45/18 up front and be ok with traction control

[04marauder]

I won a set of continental tires at last years hot rod power tour, and I'd like to go with as wide a tire as I can, on the rear stock wheels, and without effecting the traction control, ???

[RubberCtyRauder]

265/50/18 is the widest recommended on stock width rear wheels..some have gone to 285/50/18 and some have used 295/45/18.. Tires will really bulge at sidewall and bead and could possibly pop a bead in heavy cornering if too wide a tire is on a narrower rim.Some tire places won't mount them when the minimum rim width is not preent. You'll have to see what Continetnal offers in the tires to see what sizes they carry. The other option is to have your rear rims widened.

[fastblackmerc]

how much wider are the 255/55/18 and the 265/55/18 than the stock tires that came on my 2004 marauder ? and will they effect traction control ?


I won a set of continental tires at last years hot rod power tour, and I'd like to go with as wide a tire as I can, on the rear stock wheels, and without effecting the traction control, ???

The width of the tire has nothing to do with triggering the traction control. The difference between the HEIGHT of the front and rear tires will trigger the traction control. You have to have at least 3% difference between the front and rear tires.... rears have to be 3% taller than the fronts.

This only matters if you have a 2004 with traction control.

[jwibbity]

The width of the tire has nothing to do with triggering the traction control. The difference between the HEIGHT of the front and rear tires will trigger the traction control. You have to have at least 3% difference between the front and rear tires.... rears have to be 3% taller than the fronts.

This only matters if you have a 2004 with traction control.

or a 2003 300B

[fast dtr]

Are 255 45 18 O K to use on the rear?? 265 55 18 ??

Thanks

[RubberCtyRauder]

255-45-18 are for front..will be short for the rear. 265-55-18 is tall...I wouldn't.

[fast dtr]

What would you reccomend ?

[03Merc]

What would you reccomend ?

Stock sizes or widen the rear wheels.

They don't make 265/50 anymore ):


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[sailsmen]

Bridgestone DUELER H/L ALENZA PLUS - SIZE: 255/55R18 or other brands in same size.

[STLR FN]

Try tiresize.com...allows you to compare tire sizes, while giving you matching sets for our f/r sizes and also allows you to see different tire sizes within your set diameter...the site is very comprehensive.