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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 07:23 AM
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Will these tires fit on the car w/o rubbing , i need help .

I currently have 275 35 18s and i wanna know if a 295 35 18 will fit on the car w/o hitting . I have 9.5 inch wide rims and a 5.5 backsapcing . I want a taller tire for when a drag the car . I think these are very close to hitting the lip as it is but im not 100% if its just the way these tires are or what . Anyone have any exp with this .

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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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roll the lip and max out the negative camber, should fit
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 12:40 PM
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im sorry , i meant these are on the rear so i cant do anything with camber on a solid rear end . Im kinda concerned about rolling the lip . I dont know who can do it and i dont really wanna have to paint either.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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try a 275/40/18. I put that next to my 295/35/18 and it was about an inch or so taller. The 295 is a bald Kumho MX and the 275 is a new Nitto 555, so I am not sure how much difference there is if both had new tires.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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welli checked and the tires arent hitting the lip on the rear it looks like the tires are just formed like that . So thats good , but i would like to get a 275 40 18 since they will hook up better with the new hp .
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