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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 08:34 AM
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285's on a 10.5 in rim, while it can technically be done, will look like your putting a kids shirt on an adult (BFG says you can put a 275 tire on an 11in rim, imagine that). Your better off going with Nitto 315's in the rear. This tire is known and proven in many pics on this site to run narrower than all other 315's. Even though they are usually meant for 11's, almost everyone puts them on their 10.5's and they look nice as hell, on either size. One quick search and I found this:

http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...nce-315-35-17/

It's a street tire, not a drag radial and it has a 300 rating so it wont go out on you as quick as a drag radial. However, keep in mind that you cannot rotate your tires so you will be having to replace them sooner than someone that can, whether you have DR's or street tires. Just part of having a staggered set of wheels.
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 09:14 AM
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Ill go with the 315 it looks like then. Im just not a fan of banging my fender to get these to fit i take it there has to be a how to on this in the stickies
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 450xguy
Ill go with the 315 it looks like then. Im just not a fan of banging my fender to get these to fit i take it there has to be a how to on this in the stickies
I know what you mean, which is why I never bought TT2's. Theres not really a sticky for the BFH mod. Just get a rubber mallet and bang away at the spot that is rubbing. Some even grind or remove the bump stop (not recommended, I dont care what anyone says). There should be some threads with pics of people who have done this before.
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