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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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any problems using a 295/55/17 drag radial on a stock 2002 trans am wheel, not lowered but with true dual exhaust? im looking for something both tall and wide but more tall than wide
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 05:03 AM
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thats like a 29.5" tire. I dont think that is going to fit in the stock wheel wells. Itll work jsut fine on the rim but not on the rear wheel wells
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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can u recommend a tall drag radial for a stock wheel?
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Mickey Thompson 295/45-17.
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 06:37 PM
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thats fine on a factory 9 inch wheel? seems like its gonna bulge a bit
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Anything over a 275 is going to buldge. How much buldge you can handle is up to you.
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