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Old 05-02-2004, 07:24 AM
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Re: Wheel and Tire size

You've been trying to get an answer to this question for quite some time. It should be obvious that the answer is not a simple one, or someone would have answered it by now. I'll do the best I can.

The first thing you need to consider this that the tire has to have enough load capacity to carry the weight. It is always a good idea to have some reserve. So you need a tire with at least a 97 Load Index.

You have enough torque that virtually every tire is not going to have enough grip under some circumstances, but wider is better, except of course if it rains or snows. Your limiting factor is going to be the width of your fender wells.

Since you've got that much power, you're going to want to use it from time to time, so I'd recommend a V, W, Y, or Z rated tire.

BTW, don't expect these tires to last very long - that really isn't the point at all - grip is!

Hope this helps.
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