Tire question

[Waver]

This kinda goes with Crawlin's thread....what is the widest tire you can fit on an 8" rim.....want to see if I can fit on a set of 275's on my stock rim or will I need to open my wallet and get the 9" rims

[Crawlin]

i think the most would be a 245/255 ? anything more would just look "bulgy" ? i'm not expert though. I thought some of the guys were putting 275 DR's on an 8" wheel though

[sakisteve]

I guess that would depend on the side-wall size too, but off hand a 265 75 r17 is about 9.5 inches wide and 31.5 inches tall. and i have no problem fitting 31 x 10.5 on my 8inch rims so i would say that a 275 would be just about as wide and should be fine on 8 inch rims

[Waver]

The rims are 17's....I am asking because I believe I saw a set on a stock mach1 that was for sale at a dealership in waukesha that had 275's on it.

[WickedSix]

what aspect ratio? i've installed 275's on the ole fox bodies...they fit but indeed look 'bulgey'

[GTSLOW]

Nick guys do it with the GTO 17x8's. Some complain about the buldge, possible contact patch be affected, etc.. But imo I think it'd be fine. I know I'd take 275's on an 8" rim vs 245's.

[Flicktitty]

Yeah, you can do it no problem.

when i was looking at tire/wheel options i ran into people running 275/60/15 M/T ET streets on 15x7's you should be fine.


quick google search
http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums/99-04/42871-275-tire-17x8-rim.html

[WhatsADSM]

IMO it would look like crap... PLUS there is one thing everyone is forgetting.

We aren't talking about fitting drag radials or slicks on here people. Nick is asking for a low profile, extremely stiff sidewall tire to go on there as well. IMO it wont work safely/correctly. Nick, IMO I would get wider rims.

[Flicktitty]

IMO it would look like crap... PLUS there is one thing everyone is forgetting.

We aren't talking about fitting drag radials or slicks on here people. Nick is asking for a low profile, extremely stiff sidewall tire to go on there as well. IMO it wont work safely/correctly. Nick, IMO I would get wider rims.

I was just assuming cause he has Drag Radials on the car now that he is looking at getting another set of them.

but yeah if your getting just a good sticky street tire do a 255/265 or a wider wheel

[Waver]

IMO it would look like crap... PLUS there is one thing everyone is forgetting.

We aren't talking about fitting drag radials or slicks on here people. Nick is asking for a low profile, extremely stiff sidewall tire to go on there as well. IMO it wont work safely/correctly. Nick, IMO I would get wider rims.

Correct, I plan on putting a 275 performance tire on the front, probably a Nitto street tire.

[spooln30]

I also looked into this for the same size 17x8 and I found out that a 265 is the widest tire that won't bulge. 275 will mount but will also bulge out. So I am going with a 265-40-17.

[fivonut]

Each tire manufacturer will list a range of rim widths for any given tire size that they recommend.

That being said, a general rule of thumb for best tire performance is to keep your rim width about 1/2" smaller than your tires section width.

I wouldn't use a rim smaller than 10" with a 275.