can i fit 275 tires on the front of my car?
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can i fit 275 tires on the front of my car?
i have an 88 firebird and i was looking at getting a set of 275/35/18 tires front and rear and i was wondering if there would be any clearance issues on the front. my wheels have an ofset of about 40
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Re: can i fit 275 tires on the front of my car?
I run 275/40/17 with no probs. Its all in your backspacing...
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I've got 275 with stock back space and I get a little rubbing on the liners front and rear near full lock.
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Re: can i fit 275 tires on the front of my car?
is this a car for autocross? If not, why do you want a tire that large up front. Tires that wide become very expensive. Would rather do the typical 8 inch front and switch to rims with stickies at an event
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Re: can i fit 275 tires on the front of my car?
That's what I do. The roads where I live are really crappy and very wide low profile tires are uncomfortable and try to follow every uneven line they can find. OK if you've got good surfaces.
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Re: can i fit 275 tires on the front of my car?
its going to be an autocross car buts its also my daily driver, i also want tires the same size front and rear so when i wear out the backs i can swith em around
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