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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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Ordered 17x9.5 c5 z06 (Black with the chrome lip) wheels from tomzwheels.com yesterday. And discount tire has my 315/35/17 nitto 555's on the way^^. ill take pics before i put them on. And a few shots with them on the car as well.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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315s are BIG for a 9.5 inch wheel. Didn't you read the sticky? I know the nittos run skinny, so maybe they will be ok.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Oh Wow. I didnt actually. I know its not to be discussed but do the nitto's run skinny enough or do i need to cancel the order?
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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I dont know, whats the section and tread width of the nittos? that will help, because you dont want to go too much wider than the width of the wheels. it will actually cause the tire to have even less contact patch than with a wider wheel.
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Overall width is 12.13.
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Its kind of a general 'no no' but lots of people do it with nittos. The sidewalls are just gonna bulge out a lot. I wouldn't do it mainly cuz it makes the wheel look puny. If you keep them just be careful cornering hard or they could pop off the rim.
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I never corner in the car. It's either cruise or im going fast in a straight line. I get the negative feeling about it but does anyone have a pic?

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