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    Quote Originally Posted by Breadfan View Post
    Where'd you find 294 width wheels?



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    How are they working out for you? Did the higher pressures help with the squish?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marauderman View Post
    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.
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Breadfan View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trash View Post
    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marauderman View Post
    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by John F. Russo View Post
    What brand of tire does he use?
    Hankook Ventus STs. See here.

    EDIT: Interpreted "I thought it was DR?" to mean the tires Dennis Reinhart is selling. Dennis is selling the above in 295/45R18.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John F. Russo View Post
    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..........
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigal614 View Post
    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). 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.)?

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    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 ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 04marauder View Post
    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
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    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, ???

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    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.
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