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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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i ordered some tires for some black c6 rims i ordered they are 18 x 10.5 in the rear and the guy called me after i placed my order and he said they wont fit without fender modification i ordered them anyways because i know they will fit but i just want to make sure
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check sticky above ^
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285 for the rear? That's mighty narrow, you could put a 315 on there.
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too narrow. 295 at the least in my opinion.
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That is probably because a 285 is not a stock size tire for an f-body therefore his computer told him it wouldn't fit.
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on a 10.5 rim 305 is min for me, thats cause im running 335 nittos, and people told me they wouldnt fit either!
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Originally Posted by EnfuegoZ28
That is probably because a 285 is not a stock size tire for an f-body therefore his computer told him it wouldn't fit.
haha i bet your exactly right
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Call that guy back and change up to 295's...trust us!
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Yeah not his fault if he doesn't know. Actually, I commend him for DOING HIS JOB...

315s fit quite nicely!

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