275 on 8" wide??

superstang01 · Jan 29, 2007

I have a chance to buy a set of m/t et streets that are 275/40r17.

I was just wondering if they woudl fit on the stock 17 x 8 rims??

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 29, 2007

uhm, no
u need 245's, there's a good amount of rubber on my 9" w/ 275's - there people who run 265's on a 9"

BennyBlown2v · Jan 29, 2007

CobraRed_96_GT said:
uhm, no
u need 245's, there's a good amount of rubber on my 9" w/ 275's - there people who run 265's on a 9"

You're wrong. Even MT themselves says their 275 ETSR will fit a 9" wheel, and also "Acceptable practice for rim width plus or minus 1''." So there ya go...lol.

275/40/17 MT et street radials will fit fine. They will be a bit scrunched but you can play with the pressure till they wear correctly (greatest contact patch possible).

droid#83853 · Jan 29, 2007

It will fit, but it will be bulging out. Just because they fit doesn't mean it's an optimal fit. You probably won't get a good contact patch, and the car will not handle all that great. I never had good results with 275/40 on an 8'' rim. Try it out though.

COramprat · Jan 29, 2007

They are a bitch to mount but I have 275/40/17's w/8 inch on my car. They bulge a bit and tended to be a little squirrelly when I first had them on but I'm used to them now.

exindust · Jan 29, 2007

fit but will bulge

exindust · Jan 29, 2007

and roll

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 30, 2007

BennyBlown2v said:
You're wrong. Even MT themselves says their 275 ETSR will fit a 9" wheel, and also "Acceptable practice for rim width plus or minus 1''." So there ya go...lol.

275/40/17 MT et street radials will fit fine. They will be a bit scrunched but you can play with the pressure till they wear correctly (greatest contact patch possible).

okay technically im wrong u can "fit" it on there, hell if you work on the machine long enough and seat it right u can put 295's on there too - but it's not a good match, im still right.

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