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New tires/wheels...

Old Jul 2, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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New tires/wheels...

Ok...so I am thinking about upgrading my tires and rims soon. I want to stay with the stock 17x9's.

What's the widest I can go without having to adjust anything???

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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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Stocks are 17x8. I have read various opinions about 275mm. Some people think they are fine, but a majority agree that 275 is too wide and 255 is the wides you should go with that rim size.
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Widest rim really depends on the specs and backspacing, but I wouldn't go larger then 10.5 unless it was a forged rim like HRE/iForged and then you could tweak the specs and run an 11inch.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 05:21 AM
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255 wide on stock rims is the limit.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 05:24 AM
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He did say rims and tires....... that said, I'd say 9.5" wide or maybe 10" if you're wanting to do the same size on all four corners. I believe Scott's (70MACH1OWNER)'s wheels are 9.5" wide and he has no problems.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 05:42 AM
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So I am confused. You first say
so I am thinking about upgrading my tires and rims soon.
and then you say
I want to stay with the stock 17x9's.
So which one is it? If you stay with the stock rims, 255 is as wide as you can go.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 06:04 AM
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Guess I miss read the original post. I thought he was staying with the stock rim of 17 x 8. I see he said 9 inch. So if he really meant the stock rim size which is 8" wide than 255 is as wide as you should use. On a 9" rim you could use a 275 wide tire. Tom is right I am running 18 x 9.5 rims with 275 all round with no issues.

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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 07:10 AM
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I'm sorry for the misinterpretation. I was always under the impression that stock was 17x9's. And I am thinking about upgrading to new tires and rims soon, but I want to stay with the same stock size: 17x8's.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 07:42 AM
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Ah, so you do want to get new rims but stick with the same size as the stock rims. Now I get it. So 255's it is for you then.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 08:07 AM
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I was surprised how much better the cars stance looked with 255's compared to the stock 235's. They are only a little wider when looking at the specs but in person it's definitely a noticeable upgrade
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