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Old 10-12-2008, 07:14 PM
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i have enkei wheels and i cant find them anywhere but my tire size is 275/40/17 im just wondering how wide is my wheel and what size tires will work on it im thinking it s 245 up to 285 but im not sure.
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Enkei always say on the back inside of the center section...will actually have it cast into it 17x?? had a set on another car I had..
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is there any way to find the wheels for sale anywhere i cant find the wheels i have anywhere i was gonna buy a new one cause one had a little rash on the side from the guy i bought it from hitting a curb
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probably 9 or 9.5. i wouldnt go beyond 265-285 on that size wheel, just looks stupid and compromises safety.
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They actually make pretty good size wheels I had a set of 17x11.5 they had made on a 94Z
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damn thats wide. what should i run on the front as far as how wide i got 275 for the back i just bought i seen some packages with 245 for the front and 275 for the back whats yalls input on this.
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If they're the same width, run the same size tire for R&B purposes.
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I Like That Look !!!g/l:d
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Saw in a sticky that 285 is about the widest you can go on a 9 inch rim. 295s are hard to find in a 17 inch wheel anyway.

+1 on keeping the same size on all four so you can rotate them. My steering/handling gets a little squirrely with worn out tires on the front so I rotate the bald ones to the back to get some more miles out of them. They still grip surprisingly well on the back with next to no tread. This is with Goodyear GS-D3s.




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