Widest yet safest Tire size?

[CoPiChE]

Hi there,

What is the widest and safest tire size I can fit on my 18" stock rims ?

Is there a place to buy online besides tirerack.com?

[Tone]

275 or 285 - lots of places online - Discount comes to mind..

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

http://www.ntwonline.com/

[CoPiChE]

Hey Jolly Roger VX'er, what size did you get in http://www.ntwonline.com/? b/c I called them up and they told me they dont have anything in 18" size.

Thanks

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

Originally posted by CoPiChE
Hey Jolly Roger VX'er, what size did you get in http://www.ntwonline.com/? b/c I called them up and they told me they dont have anything in 18" size.

Thanks

Nitto Terra Grappler 285/60/18 to the stock 18" rims:
http://209.240.4.82/acb/showdetl.cfm...=1372&CATID=10
http://209.240.4.82/acb/showdetl.cfm...unt=1&DETAIL=1

Nitto Terra Grapplers on Coachreed's VX:
http://www.geocities.com/ironmanvx2000/

I didn't go with these Coachreed did. He trimmed a small piece of cladding off the front of the front wheel-well as the only modification necessary for tire clearance...only took a few minutes. See his gallery here on Vehicross.info as well:
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/sh...er=406&thumb=1
He did add a 2.5" lift a while later after fitting these tires...it's not necessary for them to work..just need to trim a little plastic cladding. He even commented how small the tires look after the lift.

Also, some VX'ers have gone with the Yoko's on 18" rims:
http://wormgod.8m.com/Images/Ebony/vx_yokos.jpg

I'm gonna go with Baxman's setup:
BF Goodrich TA KO's 265/70R/16's on American Racing Nitro Wheel
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/sh...papass=&sort=4

[CoPiChE]

Yeah, Baxman's setup looks good. Makes the tire look thicker. I am looking to keep my stock rims though. Can you get this size of tire with your stock 18" rims? Is there any mods needed for it?

In that other link, what kind of yoko's are those?

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

Originally posted by CoPiChE
Yeah, Baxman's setup looks good. Makes the tire look thicker. I am looking to keep my stock rims though. Can you get this size of tire with your stock 18" rims? Is there any mods needed for it?

In that other link, what kind of yoko's are those?

basically you have to look at a tire's circumference...anything over 31" and your looking at front-end height adjustments via torson bars cranked up. Bigger yet basically puts you into lifting territory via OME rear spring/front torson bar cranked up/ball-joint flip or Calimini's Isuzu VehiCross lift kit. largest width is as Tone mentioned above..275/285. The Nitto Terra Grapplers to my knowledge are the biggest AT tires that fit the stock 18"rims with only a little cutting from the front of the front wheel-wells. The Yokohamas are 285/60/18 AVS tires and are meant to provide mainly Sports-car-like handling on the road with some off-road capability but are not really good for snowy conditions. The Yoko's seem to fit with no modifications according to those that have used them. Do a search on tires here and on VMAG and you will see a wealth of tire info! I learned from all that is there!

VMAG:
http://club.vmag.com/cgi-bin/forumdi...=39&DaysPrune=

[CoPiChE]

I found some Michelin Pilot LTX @ $77.00 ea with size 275/65 18.
Will these fit?

Thanks.

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

Originally posted by CoPiChE
I found some Michelin Pilot LTX @ $77.00 ea with size 275/65 18.
Will these fit?

Thanks.

275/65HR18
114H
SL
400 A A
2601lbs.
35psi
11/32nds
7.5-9.5"
8"
11"
NA
32.1"<--------------seems too big without lifting.
646

The Yokohama AVS ST is 31.5" and is barely able to fit without any mods using stock wheels. Most tires over 31" require fender trimming and torson bar adj. to increase height. Tires approaching 33" require lifting. Tire Tread also affects what modding is necessary. The Yokohama AVS ST has a much less pronounced tread on sidewall radius so it just fits without trimming. A common All terrain tire has a much more pronounced tread on sidewall radius usually interfering with cladding. Alot of VX'ers have braved trying tires that were pushing the envelope on what was thought to fit. Also going to aftermarket rims with different offsets will change how tires fit. Wormgod was running the Yoko's with stock wheels and I believe no trimming..but, when he changed to aftermarket wheels with the same Yoko's he had to trim due to a change in offset. Coachreed showed that the Nitto Terra Grapplers fit with very little trimming. I would welcome others to chime in here as I'm pretty new to the tire fitting game myself and certainly don't want to be your only input for choosing a tire.

Tone was running some Interco STS tires and started with 15" wheels and 29.1" diameter tires with no mods necessary.
He then went up to 31.1" diameter tires on same size&style rims and now had to crank up torson bars to fit.

Baxman's BF Goodrich TA KO's are 265/70R/16's and run a diameter of 30.7"and a width of 10.7" mounted on 8"wide/zero offset American racing Wheels. The 30.7" fits without needing to adjust height of front end and the 10.7" requires some fender trimming due to the increased width over stock tires and change in offset from the stock wheels.


Hope this helps!

[joesvx]

I just bought some Michelin Cross Terrains that are 255/70/18 I havent mounted them yet. They appear to be about 31 5/8" I hope they fit. I got the tires for $90 a tire.

[CoPiChE]

Well I guess I am going with 265/60-18
specs:
sidewall: 6.3 in
radius: 15.3 in
diameter: 30.5 in
circumf: 95.9 in

I found some
Kumho Ecsta STX for about $100.00 ea.

the thing is that i am getting them online and I will hate to return them b/c of sizing issues so we'll see.

Wish me luck

[WormGod]

There was very minimal trimming done on the front cladding with my stock wheels and Yokos. And true, when I got an aftermarket wheel, there was a considerble amount of trimming to do. Unnoticable unless I pointed it out to you though.

Jolly is correct in the performance of the Yokos too. They are GREAT for normal driving conditions, including rain. However, once you add some snow, you may as well just put your VX in the garage and call it a day. I am currently in the process of getting some 31x11.5 Mickey Thompson Baja HPs for winter use on some old wheels I bought off the late SCUDD. I'll be damned if I'm gonna let another winter pass me by.

The link above that Jolly posted is of the Yokos on stock rims. THIS PIC is of the same tires on the aftermarket wheels.

[CrzyFool]

I have 20'' Enkei RT6 Rims on my Vehicross with
Goodyear Eagle GTII Tires and sure they are wide and my turning radius has been cut down to **** . . but who CARES!!! I look BADASS :-p

[autox-racer]

I got the Nitto Terra Grapplers 285/60/18 and love them. i swear they change the look of the stock VX. Only required a small piece to be trimmed.

here are some pics

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