255/45/17 to small
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255/45/17 to small
Well when I first bought the 91 I have now it had odd tires on it that were to small so when I bought new ones I went up to 255's and they are to small but im thinking are 275/40/17's going to be to big?
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They fit and look good man. I have 275/40/17 ES100's on my car and I love them. Look like they belong there.
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I've got 255/45/17 on the front of my car, they rub a little at full lock. check out my cardomina site for pics, there the ones the the roh wheels not the TT2s, those were 255/40/17s
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They are eagle alloys, they came with the car im to broke to replace them
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the falkens might not be the best choice,
had them on the 16s and they had less then acceptible traction on straight line and barley acceptible on corners
not the best tread life either, might wanna check out some other tires first
had them on the 16s and they had less then acceptible traction on straight line and barley acceptible on corners
not the best tread life either, might wanna check out some other tires first
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Originally posted by irocbarry
the falkens might not be the best choice,
had them on the 16s and they had less then acceptible traction on straight line and barley acceptible on corners
not the best tread life either, might wanna check out some other tires first
the falkens might not be the best choice,
had them on the 16s and they had less then acceptible traction on straight line and barley acceptible on corners
not the best tread life either, might wanna check out some other tires first
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i have the falkens 502's on my car 245/50/16 all the way around, and they suck. when i drive after it has rained, i get no traction around corners even giving it 1/4 throttle. its horrible, and the fronts dont grab like the should. im gonna go buy some BFGs when i get the money, and by the way, i have about 6000 miles on my tires and its almost time to replace them already, and thats not driving liek a jackass
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damn I saw them take the tire off the rim and the rims look huge with no rubber on them must be a 10 inch rim or more. the 275's fit perfect on there but I think I could have gone the next size up
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Kuhmo is pretty cheap. But I think quality is decent. Anybody know. They were on a friends 94 camaro. Lasted pretty well!
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