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Old 01-27-2005, 02:32 PM
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Alright I have the stock pony rims, I found out they are 16x7. I wanted to go with draglites or something similar to them. Maybe 16x6 in the front and 16x7 or 8 in the rear. Will the 16x8 fit without rubbing or should I go with the stock size, just a wider tire?

I dont want to have any rubbing problems but I want the rears to be a bit wider than the front, but no skinnies, heh, thanks for any info!
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Old 01-27-2005, 02:48 PM
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Also some other questions.....

Why is it so hard to find rims with a 4 bolt circle or am I just reading the numbers wrong?

Should I use 15 inch rims instead of 16 inch? It seems that most draglites are in 15 inch.
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Old 01-27-2005, 02:51 PM
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a 16x8 will fit fine, ive seen 18x10's out back with chaning anything
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i have 15x8 draglites in the back of mine, and 15x3.5 in the front daily driven with no problems just cant take turns really fast.
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what size tires can you fit on 15X8?
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Old 01-27-2005, 03:55 PM
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i have 15x8 draglites in the back of mine, and 15x3.5 in the front daily driven with no problems just cant take turns really fast.

Awesome, I really appriciate the info, do thye stick out of the sides at all?
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Old 01-27-2005, 04:27 PM
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Also, what do you guys think of the draglites that are like a solid dish instead of the ones with the holes. Like what bossman and roundman have.
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i have 15x8 out back with 255/60/15, my buddy had 295/50/15 but his quad shocks were off i think
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im looking at pro-stars this weekend 15x8 gonna run a 275. 15x2.5 in front. you can run a 10" wide tire on 8" wide rim but i personally wouldnt go much wider.
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hey if you wanna sell your pony rims let me know, i need a set of 4 lugs.
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