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Old 01-31-2010 | 09:04 PM
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over at nastyz28 there r lots of pic of 295/65 (the same tire i have on the back of the blue bird) on 8in wheels. but i have yet to see the 295/55 on any site
Old 01-31-2010 | 09:04 PM
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If your talking slicks a 11.5 is the widest Id go
Old 01-31-2010 | 11:14 PM
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Im going to get the mags pretty soon also and im lookin for a tire too. Im leaning towards the m/t street radial P275/50r/15. So you just got the 15 x 8 with 5.5 bs? Show us the pics asap

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Old 01-31-2010 | 11:36 PM
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yea i got the 15x8 mags...should be here tom prolly wait til i get my tax money before i get tires but ill have pics up as soon as everything in finished...ive got a plan for wheels that i think is gonna look real good, we shall see tho
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What fronts are you going to run?
Old 02-01-2010 | 10:35 AM
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same wheels...the jegs magg nums
Old 02-01-2010 | 10:47 PM
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Any choice of tire for the fronts yet?
Old 02-01-2010 | 11:00 PM
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^ either some nexens or possibly sum m/t's not sure yet
Old 02-03-2010 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Camaro396
I still have a 10 bolt with my M/Ts and 5200 stall.



Someone lied to you.
Then what could I go with then, presuming it be safe and not borderline retarded?
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Originally Posted by 00FlowCamaro
Then what could I go with then, presuming it be safe and not borderline retarded?
15x8.5 rims? How tall do you want to go?
Old 02-03-2010 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaro396
15x8.5 rims? How tall do you want to go?
They are 17x8.5. I'm looking for street tires not DR's.
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Originally Posted by kierstyn
275s is about the biggest you want to run on a 8in rim. I have them on mine and they look great!
Any photos? reason is I am getting a set of 18x8 in the front and 19x10 in the back
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Originally Posted by MAXEDRPMS
Any photos? reason is I am getting a set of 18x8 in the front and 19x10 in the back
I am running an 8 inch rim up front and it has a 235 on it. It fits perfectly and if it was any wider I think it would bulge out too much.
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Originally Posted by necrocannibal
I am running an 8 inch rim up front and it has a 235 on it. It fits perfectly and if it was any wider I think it would bulge out too much.
D depending on vehicle on a car i prefer 245-255 tires on trucks 265-285 on 8 wide inch rims regardless if 15 16 or 17 inch diameter



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