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Originally Posted by RarlyL8
You put 11" wheels in the front. Something like 14's would fit the rear. Waste of a widebody to put on skinny wheels.
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Not really.
A Hoosier 345/35R18 R6 tire, the widest in 18", is designed for rim widths 11'-13" and optimal rim width is 12". I don't intend to use a 345 tire as my 2100 lbs car will (and perhaps 2300 lbs with fuel and me) with a normally aspirated engine, will likely be too light to build and maintain heat in that much rubber.
A 295 tire is my target width for the rear, and it is designed for 9.5'-11" with an optimal 10" rim width.
So a 14" is pretty much for show in my case. Could you stretch a 335 or 345 tire on a 14" rim, sure...but why. What does one gain?