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[Old Painless]

Originally Posted by toddh03

reviving an older thread.....so what kind of tires are on this godzilla backdraft cobra that you guys speak so highly of? I currently have nitto 555g2 on mine and i'm extremely happy with them but would like to know if there's a better tire, thanks in advance.

toyo r888r

[Buzz]

Hi and congrats on your new Cobra. I guess you have a few miles on those Toyos by now and I'd really like to hear your impressions of your Godzilla build. How do you find it overall in terms of power delivery, driveability, sound and the general 'feels' ie:the look in the engine bay, how it feels at idle and going up through the rev range, etc.
I've seen/read a few reviews of Godzilla-powered Cobras online and they never quite seem to go into all of the details I'm interested in.

[Toddh03]

Originally Posted by Old Painless

toyo r888r

Thank you my friend, I tried to see the make/brand in his picture and couldn't make it out.

I have a BDR RT4 and it came with the Nitto NT555G2 tires, the front is 245/40/18 and rear is 295/40/18, will a 30 or 35 fit the rear of my RT4 Backdraft, I'd like to go as wide as I can without causing trouble or sticking out past fenders?

[Old Painless]

Originally Posted by Toddh03

Thank you my friend, I tried to see the make/brand in his picture and couldn't make it out.

I have a BDR RT4 and it came with the Nitto NT555G2 tires, the front is 245/40/18 and rear is 295/40/18, will a 30 or 35 fit the rear of my RT4 Backdraft, I'd like to go as wide as I can without causing trouble or sticking out past fenders?

The factory 18" rear wheels are 11" wide so you are limited to how wide you can go. Best bet would be 305/35/18 on the R888R, they will be a little wider than what you are running now (12.4" vs 11.9") and the sidewall hight will be close, but slightly less by about a 1/2" shorter in height (26.3" vs 27.3").

The 315/30/18 will fit on 11" wheels if you wanted a even wider tire, but the sidewall height will be very small (25.5"), meaning your revs will be up significantly vs what you are use to now... also, I don't think most cobras look good with low profile tires unless you're shooting for the modern look.

You can do what I did and have you wheel's widened by one inch and then you can run 335/30/18's and get huge footprint with decent a sidewall height of 26"... this tire size will not fit on factory width wheels. You could cram them on but it wouldn't be correct and you'd get bulge and possibly fender rubbing as they would stick out far from the outside wheel lip.

Front tire size stays the same.

I'll throw a few pictures in of my custom widened stock rear wheels and 335/30/18 R888R's...