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Old 06-15-2015, 10:39 PM   #1
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Question Wheel & Tire help

I'm curious to know if anyone has had both 20' wheels and 18' wheels running fat tires in the rear and felt a difference between the two. I'm torn between getting 18s with 18×9.5 in front and 18x10.5 in the rear running a 305/40/18 drag radial OR getting 20×9 in front and 20×10.5 in the rear with 305/35/20.

Is it all just about the look or is there a performance difference?

I have a 2012 5.0 not yet lowered. Its a daily driver with the occasional pulls and digs. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Old 06-15-2015, 11:35 PM   #2
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20 inch rims wont give you very much sidewall and sidewall is the key to hooking at launch. 18's will hook much better from a dig with more sidewall. Thants why most people get 15's for the drag strip...massive sidewalls on fat tires means an awesome launch.
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Old 06-16-2015, 12:54 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Monolith View Post
20 inch rims wont give you very much sidewall and sidewall is the key to hooking at launch. 18's will hook much better from a dig with more sidewall. Thants why most people get 15's for the drag strip...massive sidewalls on fat tires means an awesome launch.
What Monolith said. I have 20x10 on all 4 with 285 30s. Slippery.
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Old 07-12-2015, 11:57 PM   #4
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Thanks guys, went with the 18s. 2010 OEM GT500 wheels to be exact with toyo proxes. I never spin now.
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Old 07-13-2015, 04:05 AM   #5
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Oem 2010 gt500s are 19s. Or at least that's what came on mine. I'm now running 20s. A 305/35/20 dr and have no hooking issues
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Old 07-13-2015, 08:45 PM   #6
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You got to have power before you have hooking issues

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Old 07-13-2015, 11:16 PM   #7
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Lol. Is 726 not enough?
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Old 07-14-2015, 08:19 PM   #8
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I know..I was just talking crap
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