Need sound advice on TIRE UPGRADE!

[Kenny]

I'd recommend not being too dead set against trimming. If you find tires you like and they're border line on size, the amount of trimming is literally insignificant (a tiny 1" triangle in an un-noticeable location). With an angle grinder or dremel with a cutting blade, it will take all of 5 minutes and no one but us would notice, and that would take a very hard look. Good luck.

[Cobrajet]

I ran the Pirelli Scorpion Zero 285/55/18 on the stock rims, and they definitely require NO trimming. I just recently downsized to Kumho Ecsta STX 265/60/18 for two reasons. 265 is in the recommended width range for a 7" rim, and I really didn't like the way the 285 felt. They LOOKED great, but the handling just seemed off. Maybe they ARE too wide for the 7" rim. Maybe it's just the nature of the Scorpions. The Original Bridgestones had 35K miles on them when I replaced them and felt better than the Scorpions, which were garbage at 28K, and most of that was highway miles. I have no complaints with the Kumhos (yet.) I feel more comfortable throwing the VX into a corner with the Khumos than I ever did with the Scorpions. New shoes are nice!

[psychos2]

if you do not want to trim or have the speedo off then go with stock tire size. or go a little wider with stock height.here is a pic with the small amount of trimming. shawn