S SuprCharged00GT New Member May 18, 2004 8 0 0 Jun 16, 2004 #1 Jun 16, 2004 #1 i have the 2000 mustang gt 17x8 wheel id like to put on some wider tires ... hopefully some drag radials, what is the widest tire i could possibly fit onto these rims?
i have the 2000 mustang gt 17x8 wheel id like to put on some wider tires ... hopefully some drag radials, what is the widest tire i could possibly fit onto these rims?
Z Zinc2000GT Founding Member Aug 29, 2000 133 0 17 Phoenix, AZ Jun 16, 2004 #2 Jun 16, 2004 #2 A 275/40/17 "will" fit, but a 245/45/17 is probably the biggest tire you're supposed to fit on a 17x8. I've got some 275/40/17 nittos dr's out back on my car and it works well enough, but the sidewall does bulge out ever so slightly.
A 275/40/17 "will" fit, but a 245/45/17 is probably the biggest tire you're supposed to fit on a 17x8. I've got some 275/40/17 nittos dr's out back on my car and it works well enough, but the sidewall does bulge out ever so slightly.
YardSpecial New Member Mar 20, 2003 2,664 0 0 MT Jun 16, 2004 #3 Jun 16, 2004 #3 255/45/17 is the widest, 275's look ghey and not recamended.
Jackie Chan I didn't read this. Founding Member Oct 17, 2002 2,507 4 48 Orlando, FL Jun 16, 2004 #4 Jun 16, 2004 #4 man this is a new thread, never seen this question b4
draxstang Founding Member Apr 8, 2000 614 0 16 San Antonio, TX Jun 16, 2004 #5 Jun 16, 2004 #5 I got 255's on mine with the stock rim. Still looks pretty cool. The 275's make your wheel look like a donut.
I got 255's on mine with the stock rim. Still looks pretty cool. The 275's make your wheel look like a donut.
Ryan02Stang Active Member Jun 17, 2003 1,181 0 36 Arlington Heights, Illinois Jun 16, 2004 #6 Jun 16, 2004 #6 Dear god...this is the 88348489489548548904890490884874897234 times this question has been asked.