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anybody know wide i can go on the back of my 92 i have cobra R's on there now with 245-50-17 want to go wider ?
 

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How wide are the wheels?
 
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think there 7''
 

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255 on a 7 inch wide wheel is about as wide as you can go safely. anything wider and i would look into a 7.2-9 inch wide wheel.
 

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+1...255 is about as big as you want to go.
 
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sorry just looked there 9'' prob could go 275 huh?
 

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sure, could even go 275 on the front if you want
 

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Shaolin Crane said:
sure, could even go 275 on the front if you want
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No you can't.
Maybe the rim will hold a 275, but under driving conditions 275's are not going to fit on the front of the car.
In fact, they really don't fit in the back without some work, like removing the quad shocks, rolling the fenders and having the perfect offset rim, even then it's high risk under any type of cornering or bumps.

To the OP, don't get all caught up on having monster tires, a few extra millimeters in width aren't going to change much.

If you need more traction, just use better tires.
 

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2000xp8 said:
No you can't.
Maybe the rim will hold a 275, but under driving conditions 275's are not going to fit on the front of the car.
In fact, they really don't fit in the back without some work, like removing the quad shocks, rolling the fenders and having the perfect offset rim, even then it's high risk under any type of cornering or bumps.

To the OP, don't get all caught up on having monster tires, a few extra millimeters in width aren't going to change much.

If you need more traction, just use better tires.
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sure you can, if he wants them on the front hes gotta make them fit
 
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Shaolin Crane said:
sure you can, if he wants them on the front hes gotta make them fit
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no just the back thanks
 
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