sanguissaevus
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Evening gents. Thought I'd poke my head out of my shell for a touch of advice. Looking to purchase some new wheels/tires and am trying to finalize the size details. We're talking 2000 RT-10 and it will be mostly street with once or twice a month autocross use at most. Everything is stock as of right now but it will recieve coilovers and dropped at least an inch if not a few inches, so whatever I purchase must accomidate a lowered car and hard cornering. I'm going 19's all around and I am thinking I want to go with Michelin Super Sports becuase they appear to be one of, if not, the best performing street tire out right now for the Viper. As far as the rears are concerned I have decided on 345/30-19 on a 13 or 13.5 wide wheel. The fronts are a bit more fuzzy issue. As far as looks, I love the 275/35-19 look like Bushido's Viper. It has a meaty look that fills the wheel well nicely. Though, on the advice of many who track their cars, I would like to go to a wider tire. The Super Sports have 295/30, 305/30, and 325/30-19 sizes and from what I can see, a 325/30-19 would be as close as I could get to a 275/35-19 side wall ratio but I'm guessing this would have fitment issues. The 295/30 would loose too much side wall, I would think, which leaves the 305/30 as an alternative to both. As far as wheel width I'm calculating a 295 and 305/30 would need an 11-11.5" wheel and a 325 would need a 11.5-12" roughly. Finally, there is the question of offset. I'm not sure if all or any of these options need an offset adjustment. With all that said, what do you think would be the best choice for a balance of fitment, performance, and the look I'm trying to achieve. Cheers. 
