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Old 10-22-2008, 11:04 AM
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I'm about to purchase new tires for my stang. Its an 02GT and the specs on the original tires are 245/45/17. My question is how wide of a tire can I put on the stock rims??
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:10 AM
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easily a 275
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:35 AM
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i wouldn't go above 285. i ran 275 on stock 8"
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Old 10-22-2008, 01:01 PM
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Really? do you know where I can get pics of 17X8's with 275's?

I've been wanting to run a wider rear so I've been thinking about getting 17X9's and they say the maximum width I can use with that is 275's.
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Old 10-22-2008, 01:13 PM
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let me see if i have any on my photobucket
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Old 10-22-2008, 01:47 PM
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275/40/17 will fit the factory 8" rim
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Old 10-22-2008, 01:53 PM
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No bigger than 275/40's. There's no point in pushing the limits on something that can be very easily be a safety issue.
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