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17 By 8 Wheels, Exactly How Wide Are They?

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65fastbackresto

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Dumb question I know, but they measure 9 1/2 inches from outside to outside, is this normal?
 

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They are measured by the inside but that sounds wide for the out side .
Are they thick rims?
 

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bead to bead they should be 8" wide. outside edge to outside edge, they may add another 3/4" at most. if yours are 9 1/2" wide at the edge, then likely you have 9" wide wheels, not 8".
 

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well that explains some rubbing issues.... They are torque thrust d`s with 4 1/2 backspacing.
 

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I been driving this car for 10 years like this, and it doesn`t rub that much. It looks like with the fenders rolled front and back i could run a 225/45/17, this sound anywhere in the realm of doable?
 

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65fastbackresto said:
I been driving this car for 10 years like this, and it doesn`t rub that much. It looks like with the fenders rolled front and back i could run a 225/45/17, this sound anywhere in the realm of doable?
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if the rubbing is minor, then yes it is quite doable. make sure its just the fenders thats rubbing, other wise you may need to do a bit of hammer work on the inner wheel wells as well.
 
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