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Nov 16, 2004 | 04:15 PM

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Tire question.

It's time for some new front tires for my trans. i currently have 275/40/17's on the front and back, but recently(5-6 months) brought 275/40/17's for the back, i have the stock ws6' wheels and i was wondering if i could just stick my back tires to the front, and maybe get some bigger back's 305's? im guessin, but my question is will my wheels fit on the back or will there be a problem?

Nov 17, 2004 | 12:27 PM

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You don't want to go too big they will bulge out. and the bead might not seal proplery. I think the biggest tire to run on a 17x9.5 is a 275.

Nov 17, 2004 | 01:42 PM

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there would def. be a problem...there's been people get away with a nitto 315 on the back but that is like a typical 285-295 tire...it also doesn't look that great imo and doesn't help performance much since not all the tire is contacting the road...overall it would most likely hurt performance by putting anything larger than a 285 tire on the back...to be safe i would HIGHLY recommend staying with what the manufacturer's max. wheel width requirements for the tire are. good luck

kevin