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05-09-2012, 04:33 PM

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BriansNSane

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FWIW and just in case the thought had occured to you, running a wider tire than approved for a wheel will NOT give one more grip. All it will do is curl up the sides and lose the proper contact patch, among several other things. A tire that is wider than the wheel, in the case of a street tire, is of no benefit in grip. A drag tire can be a different story, but we are talkin' street meats here

That is the exact point of this thread. I started it to learn what the limitations with the wheels I have are. Now I know I need new tires for the wheels I want to run. I understand that forcing a tire on a rim that is not meant for it will have those types of effects. I'm not ignorant, I am just uneducated on tire width's and sizes. I'm learning though.

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Both sides? Why not invest the funds in some driving lessons instead of new rims you're just gonna rash up again?

Where in this thread did I say that "I" rashed them? They were this way when I bought the car a few years ago. It is a 2004 ya know. I really don't appreciate you trying to take a cheap shot at me. I came here to learn,even maybe criticized but that was kind of uncalled for. Furthermore you contributed no information about the subject whatsoever. Thanks

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I think the color is a shade lighter on the aftermarket, but the machined lip or dish also has more of a shine or chrome-ish look too.

Well that might look kind of awkward to mix the two. I'll look into what kind of deal I can find for a full aftermarket staggered set with all new tires then.

05-09-2012, 04:36 PM

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BriansNSane

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What do you mean by stretched look Mike?

05-11-2012, 12:54 AM

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BoomTown96

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What do you mean by stretched look Mike?

The pics below is what hes talking about. These are 275s on a 10.5 inch wheel. For a 10.5 inch wide wheel your looking at a width of 275-315 for a proper fit. Looking at the pics below you can see with a 275 how far away the edge of the tire is with the edge of a rim. With 315s the edge of the tire is about even with the outside edge of the rim(Fits well and is a popular choice).