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Old 04-15-2010, 03:30 PM
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Default 275 on an 8 inch rim?
Yep. Can I put a 275 tire on an 8 inch rim?

I hear the ladies like wide tires so I need some ASAP.
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Old 04-15-2010, 03:32 PM
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its not recommend for daily driving. For drag radials its not bad though
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Old 04-15-2010, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by howarmat
its not recommend for daily driving. For drag radials its not bad though
What issues may occur? Will the tire not seat correctly in the rim? I'd be daily driving on it.
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Old 04-15-2010, 03:54 PM
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Too wide, stick with 245/255 on 8"
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Old 04-15-2010, 03:57 PM
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255 looks so small.
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Old 04-15-2010, 04:00 PM
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Isn't 255/45-18 the widest you can go on the front? According to the tire manufacturer, they want it on a 8.5" rim.
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Old 04-15-2010, 04:53 PM
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The issue is the contact patch and the side wall stability in hard corners, since the side wall has to bend inwards to accommodate the puny, embarrassingly small and thin wheel.

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Old 04-15-2010, 05:30 PM
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Dont do it. I'm running 275/40/18 on my OEM 8.5" rims and thats stretching it. The outer edges of my tires aren't sitting flat.

Not to mention you run. The risk of the bead unseating with too narrow a rim
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Old 04-15-2010, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Tylus
Dont do it. I'm running 275/40/18 on my OEM 8.5" rims and thats stretching it. The outer edges of my tires aren't sitting flat.

Not to mention you run. The risk of the bead unseating with too narrow a rim
Have you had any issues with the 8.5? Can you still corner hard and so on?
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I would not do a 275 on a 8" wide wheel, it's just too small.
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