I got 18's Please help me with tires size... !!!!

[Zeek321]

Hey peeps. i just got 18s for my cam cam. Should i get 215-40-18 or 215-35-18? I heard the camry is too heavy for those sizes, What sizes have you people wirth 18s used. I also heard with 18s on a camry, they'll blow up when you hit a lot of bumps... Let me know...

[SpectraBlueCam]

225-40-18 is the optimal size.

[Jay]

With 35's you will see lots of gaps between fender and wheel...which is ugly... I believe that 40s tires are the correct size for your car... They won't mess up your speedometer either. Tires are tires, they won't blow up unless you got FIRESTONE! One time, I jumped my Mustang with 255-40-ZR18 tires on, and they handled it fine... You won't blow them up. Mustangs are heavier than Camrys.

[EasyE]

18 by what? how wide are the rims?
id go with 215/40/18 for a lower profile than the 225's

[Jay]

If you have 18 X 7.5, go with 215.
If you have 18 X 8, 225 is fine.

[Rookie Solara]

225/40-18 - PERIOD.....

But if you know what you are doing........235/40-18 is the best tire size for Camry/Solara.

I just got mine 3 weeks ago.......no rubbing whatsoever, and enough rubber to handle pot holes.....

Only one down side..........it burn more gas.

Rookie Solara

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[Jay]

rookiesolara,

The pictured tires are 235 40 ZR 18s?

They look like 35s... What's the width of your wheels?

Man they look good!

[EKam]

Originally Posted by Jay

If you have 18 X 7.5, go with 215.
If you have 18 X 8, 225 is fine.

It should be

7.5" wide = 225
8" wide = 235

[Jay]

quote:
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Originally posted by Jay
If you have 18 X 7.5, go with 215.
If you have 18 X 8, 225 is fine.
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It should be

7.5" wide = 225
8" wide = 235
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I said "fine". Ford puts 245 on 17 X 8 wheels. I said 225 because he has Camry. As Rookie said, he has to know what he is doing so that 235 tires don't rub.

[Rookie Solara]

Those are 235/40-18 tires.......not 35, and yes, they are much FATTER then my old 225/40-18.....and more rubber means I can fly over potholes more......

Yes....225 with 7.5" rims and 235 with 8" rims are the requirment from the tire manufactory........but I can still mannaged to mount 235 tires on my 7.5" rims and they are just fine.

Again, I am just lucky enough to spend 3 years of research about tires/rims and get this PERFECT spec for solara with 18"......so far, no rubbing and other crazy thing happen to my new tires, and KUMHO are surprisingly CHEAP and GOOD quality then I thought.....

Who said nothing is good if they are CHEAP......?

Rookie Solara

[Jay]

Yeah I had 245 40 ZR 18 Kumho when I had my Mustang. First few miles were pretty slick since they weren't broken in, but after a while they did pretty good. I don't know about rainy days though... They are not the most sticky tires on water..