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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 09:45 AM
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Anyone ever put the 275/40 tire on the rear of the gxp?
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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Won't fit.

Besides you want wider tires up front to help reduce tq steer
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why wont they fit? im thinking of going with an 18x9 35offset all around
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Won't fit.
Conjecture.

I've asked many times for someone to try and all I get back are a bunch of "it won't fit"s.

Why doesn't someone actually try it out?
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 12:19 PM
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well ill have an anwser next week for sure, just want to know wether or not i should buy 2 more tires that size.
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didnt know that...... mines basicly stock and goes all over still but hey




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Besides you want wider tires up front to help reduce tq steer
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 08:51 PM
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They fit! i have atleast 3/4inch of clearance all around the tire
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Got some pics? That would be sweet.
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Awesome, what about bumps?
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pics in my project thread, havent driven the car but i dont see any issues as they are the same height as a 245/45 tire
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i have no problem you doing it on your car.. i think will look, ok ? my question is why ? rkvette
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Tire rotation. Can't do it stock. And instead of buying two 18x7s and throwing 245s on them, he opted to get 2 front 18x8s and use the widest tire possible.
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actually i bought 4 18x9's and im putting the 275/40's all around so i can roate
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 08:18 AM
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Nice, I stand corrected, 18x9s. I want some 17x9s.
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what rims are you running ? 18x9 or 17x9 /tire sizes ? will they fit/work on our impala ss ? also will these tires/ including drag tires kill our tranny's sooner ? rkvette
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I'm running stock wheels, 18x8 in front with 275/40 and 18x7 in the back with 245/45. They will fit SSes and Supers. There a couple of people running DR and their trans is ok. Not all transes will fail.

I wish I could run 16s, but they won't clear our rotors.
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im running 18x9's 35offset with 275/40zr18's on all corners, i ran drag slicks all summer last year no issues. dunno what will fit on the impalas as they have different struts iirc?
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