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Old 12-06-2006, 04:36 PM
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I am getting ready for wheels and tires on my 98gt it is lowered with eibach sportlines, i am doing 17x9 in the front and 17x10.5 deep dish in the back, what size do you guys recomend for front and back without haveing to worry about the tires rubbing.Thanks
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Old 12-06-2006, 04:46 PM
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i am thinking of 245/40/17 for front and 275/40/17 for back what do you guys think
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Old 12-06-2006, 04:48 PM
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245 or 275 in the front and 315 in the back, especially if you're getting 10.5" deep dish rears. Might as well fill the rim up with meat.
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Old 12-06-2006, 04:49 PM
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275 in teh front, no probs, depending on tire brand/type 315's may rub, but can be fixed with a qtinch spacer and a bit of grinding. the tires that wheelreplicas.com sells wont rub fyi.
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Old 12-06-2006, 05:55 PM
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i think on a 9" wide rim 245/40 is going to be too narrow and to low of profile to fit correctly. I'd prolly do 265/40-17 in the front and 315/35-17 in the rear. 315s look awesome from behind [sm=pimp.gif]
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Old 12-06-2006, 06:20 PM
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You can do 275/40 in the front.
Go 315/35 in the rear..........you won't be sorry
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Old 12-06-2006, 07:03 PM
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ORIGINAL: DTK

You can do 275/40 in the front.
Go 315/35 in the rear..........you won't be sorry
I'm thinking when I get DD I'm gonna shoot for 305's in the rear. I don't see the sense in making my car look faster than it is, otherwise I'd have welds all the way around

But yes, 315's do look very badass-and 275's will work just fine for the front.
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Old 12-07-2006, 02:17 PM
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Are you sure 275 will fit on the front with my car lowered on sportlines, and where can i get 305 at. My prob is i already have 2 brand new 275 that i would like to use to keep me from haveing to buy 4tires but i want to be sure they dont rub because my car is pretty low.
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Old 12-07-2006, 02:22 PM
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yes they should fit. correct me if im wrong but sitnlo has that setup on a 99-04 with 275 in front with about the same stance and he dont rub
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Old 12-07-2006, 02:58 PM
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03/04 cobras come stock with 275's all the way around. Many guys lower their cars so dont worry about rubbing with the 275's up front, because you wont. For the GT's, it was my understanding that you could go with 315's in the rear and not have any rubbing issues even with lowering springs. But 315's are a lil pricey... so if thats too much for you... you could go with 275's up front ( no bigger needed) and 295's in the rear. 315's look awesome tho as some have said.
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