hackster
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- Portland Or.
275s are also unnecessary for a 300-400hp car. Buy tires that fit in a compound that grips.
Huh, thats simply an opinion based on what you would do with the car......not what someone else may do or want to do with the car.
the tires are conti sport contact 2, so good tires. it should only weigh 2800lbs. I want the widest tires possible. This is not a budget build lol, like under $100k?
This is what is confusing to me, and even though I have no dog in this fight, what do you want to do with the car? Is it an all around fun car, drag car, street car, autocross, road race?
Personally unless your goal is to road race the car or be a serious cone killer I would stuff the stickiest 245 on it that you can. Some of the tires out now are a 200 treadwear tire that stick like a race tire in most conditions. RE71r and Rivals are two of the top tires.
Its a ton of work to get 275's to fit in the rear and to find a shop that is going to do it is going to be big money and if exterior paint is of a concern to you, you will need to reshoot the quarters of the car.
If its not a budget car, why run free tires or wheels with adapters?
Just my .02.