Need help with wheel/tire decision

[RollingThunder]

So i'm about to pull the trigger on a new set of wheels. They are 18x10 with a 43mm offset and 18x9 with a 36mm offset. My question is: would I be able to run these 18x10's all around and if so, with what size tire? My car is a daily driver and doesnt see much track time, but I want to minimize understeer.

I also love the staggered look of an 18x9 255/45/18 18x10 295/45/18 setup but if this will hinder handling at all I'll decide against it.

 

[xtweakerx]

what hood is on your car?

 

[stkjock]

18 x 10 too big for the front

 

[RollingThunder]

what hood is on your car?

kaenen 3" cowl.

18 x 10 too big for the front

Roush cars run 18x10's all around. I also remember seeing a member on here running 18x10's all around. It was on a redfire car and he was running NT-05 tires.

If anyone has pictures of 18x10's up front I would greatly appreciate them. As well as some input on how they handle compared to a staggered setup.

 

[stkjock]

guess I'm wrong... and you didnt need to ask....

sorry

 

[RollingThunder]

guess I'm wrong... and you didnt need to ask....

sorry

No worries, man. I didn't mean to be offensive or anything. I'm just wondering if wheels with this particular offset will fit okay up front and if the added width would help or hurt performance compared to a 9" wheel.

 

[spiral281]

i dont know how close the offset is for the 10in wide wheels, iirc roush wheels are a 40mm...dont know if the 3mm will make a diff...but for tires, 285/40/18 is the size for that rim that is closest to correct OD, but i would run 275/40/18...roush uses the 275/40 on their 18x10's...275/40 would also let you see where you stand, and if you think you can go wider up front...otherwise u could always try 275/40 in front and 285/40 on the back...stretching the tire 1/2in up front would give slightly better steering response, but the understeer would not be as pronounced as with the 255/45/18 on any size rim...i have the gt500 set up and the understeer sucks, but it is manageable... and the 285/40 on the 9.5 wide wheel flops a little on the rear, but its what i got...the 255/45/18 up front is stretched 1in, not great for understeer but makes the suspension feel like there's not as much slack...

but 275/40 all around on 10in wide rims would work and you could decide later if you want to go a bit wider...there are a few other tire sizes that people use on a rim that wide for track purposes if you want to experiment...