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Old 04-23-2009, 05:32 PM
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can i run 275/35/17, 315/30/17 ive read the stickys and still dont know. i have a 01z and want these tires. rims are going to be z06 twin spoke replicas 9.5x17 and 10.5x17 or should i go with 17s in front and 18's in back. in looking at Nitto NT 555 Extreme Tire. let me know asap i want to buy tires and rims soon pm me
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can i run 275/35/17, 315/30/17 ive read the stickys and still dont know. i have a 01z and want these tires. rims are going to be z06 twin spoke replicas 9.5x17 and 10.5x17 or should i go with 17s in front and 18's in back. in looking at Nitto NT 555 Extreme Tire. let me know asap i want to buy tires and rims soon pm me
275/40/17 & 315/35/17... you should have no problems good size for the rims
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Your tire sizes are all jacked up. You want 275/40R17 and 315/35R17 tires.

As long as you are running a 9 in front wheel and a 10.5-11 in rear wheel you will be fine.
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i cant find 275/35/17 so now im looking for 245/45/17 NITTO NT555 & 315/35-17 Nitto NT 555 will that look right?
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275/40/17 fronts and 315/35/17 rears
IM CURRENTLY RUNNING 285/40/17 FRONTS AND 315/35/17 REARS
MY 285s up front dont rub at all...........
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i cant find 275/35/17 so now im looking for 245/45/17 NITTO NT555 & 315/35-17 Nitto NT 555 will that look right?
dude they are on discount tire direct for 144 bucks. get the 275/35 out of your head
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...w=false&cs=275
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ok so im going to buy 285/40/17 for an extra $16 then im thinking of 315/30/18 in the rear hows that going to look
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well i bought tires in my above post now do i need spacers?
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because they are 17's im going to say no. you might need to hammer the wheelwells because of the offset
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the front is 17's and rear is 18
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what rear wheels are you running and what is the backspacing and offset of them?
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285/40/17 & 315/30/18 with Rear 18 x 10.5" - 56mm / Front 17 x 9.5" - 54mm rims
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I know this is an old post - but how did these end up working out for you?

Any pics?
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