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Can I put 255's on 17 X 8.5 Y2K's ?

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97mustang82

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255's on 17 X 8.5's. Anyone know if I can do this and if there are any problems accociated with going this size on an 8.5 Got my new Y2K's and when I dismounted my old tires at skool to swap, I found 2 slits in the sidewall on 2 of my 245's. Hoping to go wider this time. Just in the rear.
 

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255's will work just great on 8.5" rims. They must be replicas, because the real ones are 9.5".
 

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If your talking the 00' Cobra rims (5 Spoke) they are 17x8. I got factory ones for mine right from Ford and they are 17x8. Anyhow Im running 255's on mine in the back and no problems at all.
 

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hey i got a question what size tire can i get on a 16" pony on the front i plan on 245/50 16'' they have 225/50 on it now jsut wondering if it will clear the 245 and the cars a 87
 
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408stroker5.0 said:
If your talking the 00' Cobra rims (5 Spoke) they are 17x8. I got factory ones for mine right from Ford and they are 17x8. Anyhow Im running 255's on mine in the back and no problems at all.
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True Y2K R wheels are 18x9.5"

Also 255s are perfect for an 8.5" rim.
 
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