Tire question

jfran430 · May 22, 2007

Alright guys, I have heard time and time again that a 275/40/17 WILL fit on a 1990. I am getting ready to go to the tire shop and have them put on BUT, i had my car on the lift today and i was looking, and i dont have much clearance because of the quad shocks (im pretty sure thats what they are) ... soo my question is, will they fit ? My cousin seems to think im going to have alot of wheel hop and clearence problems. Is there anything i can do about quad shocks.

bloopbloob · May 22, 2007

had 275/40/17's installed this weekend. about 1/2" clearance from the flipped stock quads. (17x10.5" rims)

jfran430 · May 22, 2007

Alright thats anoterh trick i heard of and i mentioned to my cousin but he had never heard of flipping them. I only have a 9 inch rim by the way. When i flip them do i literaly just take them out and rotate them and put them back in, thats it?

91 HATCH · May 22, 2007

jfran430 said:
Alright thats anoterh trick i heard of and i mentioned to my cousin but he had never heard of flipping them. I only have a 9 inch rim by the way. When i flip them do i literaly just take them out and rotate them and put them back in, thats it?

yeah flip them

OonDeanisS · May 23, 2007

why are you going to put a 275 tire on a 9" wheel? A 255/40/17 would probably fit better.

jfran430 · May 23, 2007

Because i am going to do a combo and the best combo to do IMO is a 245/45/17 up front and a 275/40/17 in the back, because they just go together perfectly. 275's fit PERFECT on a 9" rim.

jfran430 · May 23, 2007

But what can anyone tell me about the quads? ... I think they are going to be an issue ..

cenok is family · May 23, 2007

i had a 275/60/15 (yeah i know, truck tire) on my old t top car for a few months...they rubbed when i went around turns but that's it. a lot of that had to do with the sidewall flex though.

Shakerhood · May 23, 2007

jfran430 said:
But what can anyone tell me about the quads? ... I think they are going to be an issue ..

After you Flip the Quads there should not be a problem

bloopbloob · May 23, 2007

But what can anyone tell me about the quads? ... I think they are going to be an issue ..

simple to flip. just take them off, spin them 180* and slap'em back on! just a tip - the nut on them closest to the axle is stationary. the bolt must be removed from the backside. mine were dirty and rusty and it took me a while to figure out what was wrong.

edit - why do you think quads are an issue??? everyone is telling u it's not. me included. flip them to run 275s.

jfran430 · May 23, 2007

Ok thnks guys .. no its not that i thought they were an issue i believe everyone, but when i mentioned flipping them to my cousin, he just kind of looked at me because he had never heard of doing that. But thanks again everyone i just wanted to clearify everything before i finally make the purchase!

90blacknight · May 24, 2007

275/50/17 on a 9 inch rim here and no rubbing. Then again, I don't run quads. However I wouldn't go so wide in the front. The 245 will definitely rub on 90 fenderwells.

jfran430 · May 24, 2007

Only when the wheel is turned all the way. I have heard of people having problems with a 255 up front but not so much a 245, even on a 90 and older.

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