Max Width Tire for GT Premium 19s?
 

What is the max width tire you can put on a GT premium wheel, 19s?

I think they are 19X8 so probably 275 is the biggest.

They are 19x8.5 I would say 275 are too big. You can actually hurt traction by going with a tire that is too big for the wheel. At the very least it is a waste of money. I would go 265 at the biggest but probably a 255. Even if you got the same size tire, a better quality SUMMER tire is where the best gain is going to be from, besides going with a wider wheel. The brembo guys have 9 in wheels and they come with 255s.

I have 275/40/19's on mine with stock wheels and they are really a way better tire. I have had no problems at all.

I'm running 9.5s in the back and got a 305 to fit nicely. a 285 would fit just fine on the original wheels.

A slightly wider tire will hurt traction? Thats completely retarded!:Frustrated:

275 40's here.. 285 doesn't really fit actually. And its a 19x9 I believe.. Assuming we're talking about the Brembo pkg 19's?

I think he was referring to the standard, non-Brembo wheels.

But I've seen many people running 285/30 on the Brembo wheels....

Well I'm going to punch my buddy at discount who told me 275 was it, hell I might have 285's.. Got me 2nd guessing now. But whatever it was he said it was the biggest and he gives me a huge discount so I just said whatever and went with it.. Hankook Ventus V12's, GREAT TIRES

I have no idea. My stock wheels/tires were on my car about 1900 miles. They are just sitting in plastic bags now collecting dust.

Ran 285/35's on my brembo wheels no problem. Ironically enough they were Hankook Ventus v12's.

Son of a bitch.. I'm about to walk outside to double check what mine are!

probably got you setup with the 275/40's
but the 285/35 fit pretty well

Yup they're 275/40.. I'm annoyed bc I questioned him hard whether a 285 would work, I need it lol.. And he said no.

Oh well, my fault for not looking into it better. Hows the Ventus holding up for you?

They did very well street and a few track outings, i actually don't own that specific car anymore. I moved into a 6A.

I know most will disagree but 275 is perfect for a 10 inch wide rim, so on a 8.5 I think 255 is the max,since ford puts that on a 9 inch rim stock, the rim doesn't put that wide of rubber down correctly when your throwing too big of a tire on., it my look cool but it is a waste of money. If you want more traction get a thicker wheel and then put fat tires on. I dunno, just my opinion.

This is true

PROPER FITMENT? max for premium wheel would be a 255 or a 275 for brembo wheels. Can you go bigger? YES, but it isn't recommended. A tire that is 275mm wide is close to 11 inches wide. That puts a 275/40/19 2 inches wider than a 19x9 rim. Anything bigger than that and you will actually start to lose contact patch from the tire bubbling over the rim.