275/40 on a 8" wheel?

fiveoho

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ive seen it done with drag radials but not street tires. i figure it would work. can a 275/40/17 be mounted on a 17x8 wheel? how "dumpy" will it look?

pics would be great.

thanks guys.

 

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I don't have any pics, but I used to run them on my stock 96 cobra wheels. It looks tight. Do it.

 

fiveoho

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sweet

 

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I run them on my 2001 GT rims. looks perfect IMO...I hate when the rim sticks out more than the tire...let me see if I can find a pic

 

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here ya go man...pic from paint prep



another from after paint

 

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fiveoho

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that looks tough man


thanks for the pics man!

 

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I run 275's on my '98 Cobra's (17x8), no fitment issues at all:





I only wish they looked fatter though. For some reason they look much wider on a 9" rim. However, the difference in traction from going from a 245 to a 275 is like night and day, well worth it

 

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Ive seen them on 7 1/2s not that good looking but they fit.

 

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but people say you wont get the full benefits if you dont use the right size rim is what i heard. i have 98 cobra rims and i think i wanna try some 275s next too but not sure if i should not waist my time

 

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I got a set of 275/40/17 Goodyear F1's for free. Plan on running them soon. That really doesn't look that much wider than the 245/45's.

 

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Yokohama ES100 245/40/17

 

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MustangGT95 said:

I got a set of 275/40/17 Goodyear F1's for free. Plan on running them soon. That really doesn't look that much wider than the 245/45's.

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How the heck did you get free tires?

 

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tjh566

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5 finger discount.

 

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r_suh said:

Yokohama ES100 245/40/17

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Car's lookin' clean

How do you like the Yokahamas? Your 245's look wider than my 275's

 

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tjh566 said:

5 finger discount.

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Nice. I also just got a pair of Dunlop tires for free. 245/45/17