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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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Hey guys, been a while since I have been on here due to my deployment to Afghanistan. Just returned back to the good ole' USA and have a quick question. Need new tires for my car and was wanting the my tires to be a little wider than the rims. Right now I have 245 40 18 on my car. What size would I need to make the tires wider than the rims? Thanks.
Old Aug 19, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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well first off what size rim do you have?
Old Aug 19, 2012 | 01:49 PM
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assuming you have stock rims 275 is the widest you can go.
Old Aug 19, 2012 | 03:21 PM
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I have 18" saleens. So with that being said, what tire size whould you guys put on if you wanted the tires wider than the rims?

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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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im assuming they are 18x9's, so the widest you can go is a 275.
Old Aug 19, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by school boy
im assuming they are 18x9's, so the widest you can go is a 275.
Yes, they're 18 X 9. So they would be 275 40 18??? Not too familiar with tire sizes.
Old Aug 19, 2012 | 03:44 PM
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275/35/r18
Old Aug 19, 2012 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by school boy
275/35/r18
Thanks
Old Aug 19, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rygi23
assuming you have stock rims 275 is the widest you can go.
assuming you have stock rims 245 is the widest you can go
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