So I just got new tires

Mustang5L5

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Yes


And you can swap your current center caps over to them too

 

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good lord! how do you do something like that?!? haha just full on run straight into the curb?

 

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can i run 17x9 rims on 245/45/17 tires?

 

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blake44 said:

can i run 17x9 rims on 245/45/17 tires?

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You could.... but you would have no rim protection, and they wouldnt look right.
With a 9" wheel you need 275's. Wont your tire shop let you trade them?

 

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It's been done before. The tire will just be wrapped up to the lip of the rim rightly. If you get near a curb, kiss your rim goodbye.


You could always get the 17x9's, keep your 245's and then next time around get the proper 275/40/17's

 

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Well I ordered some 17x8 rims from ford racing and some black lug nuts now my last concern is if my tires are going to be damaged at all when they take them off and switch them out on the non-warped rims. Supposively the rims I'm riding on right now are pretty bad according to the tire shop that wants to fix my 3 rims for $600.

 

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blake44 said:

Supposively the rims I'm riding on right now are pretty bad according to the tire shop that wants to fix my 3 rims for $600.

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Take some pics of these bad rims. I find it funny they want $600 to FIX 3 bad rims that can be bought for $100 each brand new.



To answer your question. No, the tires will not be damaged. They can be swapped over and rebalanced without any effect at all.

 

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Mustang5L5 said:

To answer your question. No, the tires will not be damaged. They can be swapped over and rebalanced without any effect at all.

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...and if they tell you otherwise, take them someplace else. I find it a little shady that they didn't inform you that new rims could be bought for less than the price they wanted to fix the old ones.


.....be weary.