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Originally Posted by sperry
.. 9" wide rim is really the practical minimum for a 255. You can run them on a 8" or 8.5", but at a performance loss (I know I can feel the added slop at turn-in autocrossing on 255 width 615's on 8" wide wheels). Putting a 285 on an 8.5" wide rim is retarded. You need 10" wide wheels for a 285 or you're spending 285 width dollars for 235 width performance.
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I suppose it depends what kind of tires you are talking about. 2 top-level BS drivers at SD were on 285/30-18 hoosiers on 18x8 SSR's, one of them placed 2nd in class. Another back east is running 285/30-18 kumho's on 18x8 SSR's, he took 1st at the Dixie NT. We tried the 285 hoosiers last year, they look weird when mounted but they launched great. I did not think they handled transitions well, but I may just needed to have learned to handle them differently, or the car setup may needed to have been adjusted for them.