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275's 17's will they fit?

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Old 05-09-2006, 05:49 PM
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Default 275's 17's will they fit?

i know this has been gone over time and time again i just coultn find that post well i have some 17x9 cobra r's i wanna throw 275's on the back and i got 245's in the front already. here are some pics of my wells thanks.am i going to need to pound out something? remove quads?roll the fenders?sorry if pics are big.by the way i got 225's on right now on those pics thanks.








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Old 05-09-2006, 06:43 PM
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275/40/17 and you will be fine
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+1. What rim width and backspacing?
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i had to remove my quad to get a 275 to fit
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Old 05-09-2006, 08:56 PM
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i had to remove my quad to get a 275 to fit
That's why I asked about about the width and b/s. Sometimes you can just flip them to get the added room.
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Old 05-10-2006, 06:12 PM
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hey pro50 yeah i remember seeing a post a while back in which u talked about the 275's i just didnt exactly remember the details anyway im going with some 95 cobra r's i am also doing the 5.0 resto 5 lug conversion ,ok they are 17x9's the back spacing is 5.95 ,also whats a good daily driven tire i am going with 245/40/17 kumho asx's in the front what do u fellows recommend for the back thanks alot guys.
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Old 05-10-2006, 06:33 PM
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im more of a fan of the same type tire all around(not same size, just same brand/tread type)
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Old 05-10-2006, 06:45 PM
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^^^^ yeah definatly i like it too,they have that same tire model in 275 so i think ill get it.
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Old 05-10-2006, 07:52 PM
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hey pro50 yeah i remember seeing a post a while back in which u talked about the 275's i just didnt exactly remember the details anyway im going with some 95 cobra r's i am also doing the 5.0 resto 5 lug conversion ,ok they are 17x9's the back spacing is 5.95 ,also whats a good daily driven tire i am going with 245/40/17 kumho asx's in the front what do u fellows recommend for the back thanks alot guys.
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Get some Toyo Proxies. Good all around tire. They are on the back of my wifes car. same size you're interested in. 17x8.5 rims. Here's a pic



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nice looks awesome ,i already bought the kumho asx for the front they are 245/40/17's ive had them on previous cars and i like em so i decided to go with them again they make them in 275 so thats perfect for me thannks anyway,my trans am needs front tires i will deff check out those toyos thanks for the input.
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