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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 11:51 PM
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I have a 96 WS6 with TT IIs all the way around the backs are 275's and my fronts are 265's..can i trade my tires for my friends tires who has 245s all the way around... And everything will be cool....would there be ne heavy shifting to a side or enthing with the 245s instead of 275s?? Thanks
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 12:58 AM
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So, you are wanting to put 245's on your TTIIs? If they are 9.5" wide you can run a 255, 265, or 275 width tire.
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 08:14 AM
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no im sayin like im switchin the whole thing.... the rims and the tires
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 09:29 AM
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ttt..............
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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well....i mean yeah....yoru switching wheels.....why would that not work?
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 11:39 AM
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idk.... some guy said that since im puttin 245s on my WS6... that there might be a hard drift like the car will drift to one side or somethign...
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 11:49 AM
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bah, never heard of such, may be wrong, but i'm pretty sure i'm right. i'll let someone else step in and finish up.
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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ive never heard that, you should be fine with the swap.
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i really have no clue what you're even asking.
you can switch wheels/tires if you want. 245's should be fine, although i dont know why you would want such skinny tires :shrug:
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The stock 16X8's come with 245s.
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