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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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tires and crosslaces

just curious how wide can i go in the back over stock 245/50/16 on a set of crosslaces without rubbing?

thanks!

nick
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 12:11 PM
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Re: tires and crosslaces

255's
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Re: tires and crosslaces

sweet i wonder if anyone has any pics of em cuz the stocks look mean as it is
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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Re: tires and crosslaces

anyone else wanna chime in on this one?
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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Re: tires and crosslaces

I had an 85 with 255's very similiar to the car in your avatar. They were Goodrich T/A's and fit fine with no rubbing at either end.
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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Re: tires and crosslaces

sweet im thinkin bfgs they seem like the best tire out there...they also have the bfg drag radials which seem pretty streetable but im not sure
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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Re: tires and crosslaces

Do a search, this has been covered many times. - 255's are the widest 16" street tire made. - Many 3rd gen owners are running them.
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