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91 r/s camaro!! i want some fat tires??

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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 08:49 PM
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91 r/s camaro!! i want some fat tires??

i want to know what is the fatest tire i can put on my r/s 3.1. ,does any one have a pic to post that shows some fat tires on ther camaro?? im not talkin dragtser fat , im talking streat leagle fat desent looking, im not realy in to putting 22in rims on her but i would like to see some pics of those , , oh yea im currently runnin 205/65/15 in the front and 215 /75/15'sin the back,,i know this probly is not good but how should i set up my ride
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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This ought to be all you need to see. Try the search button next time as it brings great results.

CLICK ME FOR WHEELS AND TIRES!
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 03:43 PM
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The largest rear tire I ran was a P255/70r15 on 15x8 rims, with air shocks for clearance. That tire was 10.2" wide and 29" tall. I also had to take a sledge to the inner wheelwell on the drivers side, right behind the door, so they'd fit.

Now I run P245/60r15's for the rear, on the same 15x8 rims. They're 9.8" wide and 26.75" tall. Fronts are P225/60r15's on 15x7 rims (9" wide, 25.8" tall).
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 04:07 PM
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I put the cragars w/drag radials on my bird to see how it'd look. Th erear have 275/50R15 drag radials. It cleared, but I'd HIGHLY recomend to raise the rear or set it so it wouldn't compress/lower. the clearance to teh inner well is scary close.
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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there was a red TA at the cruis in in my town last week....he had 295/60 15's on....looked pretty sweet...didnt stick out ither

dont no how he did it.....but no bull ****...thaz what they were
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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he was tubbed, that is the only way! i got 245/60/r15s on the rear and i got plenty of room to go larger.
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 01:17 PM
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ive got 275/45/18 in the back and 245/40/17 in the front. corvette zo6 wheels. nice!! and it all fits inside the wheel wells with 2 inch adapters.
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 06:19 AM
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there aint much room between the fender and internal wheel well. i checked clearance this weekend when i took the spring blocks out, i got about 1 1/2 inches on the fender and about 2 1/2 on the wheel well side. 275's are almost 12 inches wide. personally unless your name is doward, techsmurf, am91camaro, rftc, redraif,or about 3 other poeple in this forum(mine not included yet) you don't have enough power to warrent using that wide of a tire. i need a 265 on the track but that is cause i don't have posi and the limited slip works when it wants to, if it weren't for that i could use a set of 225's and still keep traction. when i am done then i will need a set of those 265's on the rear for street use and a set of drag radials for drag use. if all fails, i take the M/T's i got in the basement at home for the mustang, and change the rims and hammer some clearance out of the wheelwell in the camaro and slap them on. if i get them to spin, then i need help, cause they handle 875-900 hp on the mustang.
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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From: Mallorytown, ON. CANADA!!!
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the 295 were only on the front eh....he had some pittly a$$ things on front
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 06:40 AM
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why put that fat of a tire up front, it aint no freggin fwd car, for ***'s sake it is a rear wheell drive car. it should have wider tires on the back unlsee setup for the twisties, then it should have the same size tires
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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From: Mallorytown, ON. CANADA!!!
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hahah...oppps...my bad...haha...my face is red...i ment back...glad u cought that...haha
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 05:51 AM
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no problem, it happens.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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I have a set of KMC "Venom" 17X8 inch wheels on my '92 RS for almost 3 years. KMC actually listed them for Truck/SUV/RWD, but they look great on the Camaro. The fattest tires that I could fit into the wheel wells are P245-45-ZR17. This is my first try at pics, hope it works.

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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 10:46 PM
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Looks like I got only the wheel to upload but not the pic of the car. One more try.
Attached Thumbnails 91 r/s camaro!!  i want some fat tires??-kmc-2.jpg  

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