Fat Tires?
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I know you can get 285's on the back and I believe 295's will fit within the wheel wells O.K., but you will need a wider (10-10.5") rim to accommodate these tires and the rim will have to have correct off-set to work.
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That guy from stangnet has his wheels sticking out the wheel wells because he has too small of an offset.
Paul is right, just get the correct offset and you'll have some nice tasty meats in your car.
just to be safe play with this site so you are sure your wider rim wont stick out or rub inside http://toy4two.home.mindspring.com/offset.html
Paul is right, just get the correct offset and you'll have some nice tasty meats in your car.
just to be safe play with this site so you are sure your wider rim wont stick out or rub inside http://toy4two.home.mindspring.com/offset.html
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Originally posted by wild stray+February 20, 2005, 9:46 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wild stray @ February 20, 2005, 9:46 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Member "Steal101" has American Racing wheels with 285/40/18 tires on the rear. The wheels are custom order (about 7-8 weeks) and carry that size tire very well.
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I know you can get 285's on the back and I believe 295's will fit within the wheel wells O.K., but you will need a wider (10-10.5") rim to accommodate these tires and the rim will have to have correct off-set to work.
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Just make sure you get an 18x10 wheel or wider with the right offset for a tire that wide. As far as my set up 255/45/18 front, 285/40/18 back and I love them.
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Those look like they fit very nicely inside the wheelwells.
Could you provide the width and offset of the wheels you are using? Thanks,The Boss Hog
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Madhouse,
Those look like they fit very nicely inside the wheelwells.
Could you provide the width and offset of the wheels you are using? Thanks,The Boss Hog
Front:
235/55x17 stock rubber on Konig Imagine 17x7 w/ 40mm offset
Rear:
285/40x18 p-zero neros on Konig Imagine 18x8 w/ 18mm offset
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My opinion, for what it's worth... get 255/50/17 on your stock wheels and then get some 1" or even 1.5" wheel spacers to bring the tires out past the fenders. Here is a pic of my car with stock wheels and tires and with 1" wheel spacers. If you put 255's on this car with 1" spacers, the tires will be out just past the fenders.
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Originally posted by acadian@February 21, 2005, 2:01 PM
My opinion, for what it's worth... get 255/50/17 on your stock wheels and then get some 1" or even 1.5" wheel spacers to bring the tires out past the fenders. Here is a pic of my car with stock wheels and tires and with 1" wheel spacers. If you put 255's on this car with 1" spacers, the tires will be out just past the fenders.
My opinion, for what it's worth... get 255/50/17 on your stock wheels and then get some 1" or even 1.5" wheel spacers to bring the tires out past the fenders. Here is a pic of my car with stock wheels and tires and with 1" wheel spacers. If you put 255's on this car with 1" spacers, the tires will be out just past the fenders.
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Boss Hog... the spacers I put on came with new lugs. Not extensions even, but new ones all together. Here is a pic. As far as putting on spacers with no new lugs or extensions, I wouldn't go over a quarter of an inch before you need to get longer lugs.
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Originally posted by acadian@February 21, 2005, 3:41 PM
Boss Hog... the spacers I put on came with new lugs. Not extensions even, but new ones all together. Here is a pic. As far as putting on spacers with no new lugs or extensions, I wouldn't go over a quarter of an inch before you need to get longer lugs.
Boss Hog... the spacers I put on came with new lugs. Not extensions even, but new ones all together. Here is a pic. As far as putting on spacers with no new lugs or extensions, I wouldn't go over a quarter of an inch before you need to get longer lugs.
Interesting . . . . . OK, looks like I learned something new today
The Boss Hog
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