Replacement tires needed your help needed please

[ddmrk]

Well the time has come to remove the original tires from my 96 GTS they only have 11,300 on them yes I know they should have been replaced 20 years ago LOL with that said need your help trying to buy new 17" tires I have found Michelin only has the front available rears are on back order with NO date of production Pirelli has the rears but NO front (285/40-17) same back order with no date of production any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated

[Silver GTS]

Call Jon B from Viper parts rack he can find tires like no one else

[BLRDViper]

I bought the tires for my '97 B/W from Jon.
He had best price.
First person I would call on "Tuesday" morning.
BLRD

[Bill Pemberton]

Your other option is to see if you can find a used set of 18 inch Viper rims ( PartsRack would be a good choice for those also) as there are quite a few choices in 18 inch rubber of late - BFG Rivals are a good option for a street tire. Best of luck it is getting pretty tough to find a set of 17s.

[C5Longhorn]

Your other option is to see if you can find a used set of 18 inch Viper rims ( PartsRack would be a good choice for those also) as there are quite a few choices in 18 inch rubber of late - BFG Rivals are a good option for a street tire. Best of luck it is getting pretty tough to find a set of 17s.

Getting tough with 18's also. I only know of R888s and Rival S's being available in stock sizes (not counting race tires).

[ddmrk]

Would you mix tires up front Michelin and pirelli rears ?
Had my heart set on keeping the car with its original wheels

[Bill Pemberton]

Do not mix tire ( compounds are different, tread systems are different , etc. ) manufacturers , but you should also be able to get the ones listed above , along with Pirelli Cross. Consider 295/18s as a stock size as many have gone away from the 275/18s in the front well over a decade......stock size for Gen IV ACRs, Gen V TAs and ACRs.

I would go with the BFGs for cost, multi purpose (wet and dry ) and ride.

[ddmrk]

Jon B has come to the rescue

[lane_viper]

I know I am going to get flamed because of this, but when I first got my 96 I couldn't find any pictures of this.

I wondered if you could run 315's instead of 335's on the rear. I know it's stretched, but didn't know how stretched it would be.

I am not recommending anyone do as I, but I got a whole set of Nitto's (the ones that came on it were dry rotted and almost 10 years old) for the price of 2 rear Michelins.

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Posting this cause I'm sure others have asked the question.