buying wheels and tires

[Dark02Pony]

im getting 17" chrome 5 spoke that came on some 2004 mustang GTs from a friend for 300 bucks with tires, front 275 rear 285,,do i have to worry about 275 rubbing ?

[Brent]

Nope wont rub at all

Are these rims 17x8 or 17x9?

If they are 8 wide the 275's will look kinda funny on a 8 inch wide rim

[WhiteStang99]

it shouldn't be a problem. If it is, it will only be at FULL lock.

[Dark02Pony]

Originally Posted by Brent

Nope wont rub at all

Are these rims 17x8 or 17x9?

If they are 8 wide the 275's will look kinda funny on a 8 inch wide rim

i believe their only the 17x8

[Dark02Pony]

heres a photo of the guys car that im buying the rims off of

[sonic04edge]

You'll be find. The slightly wider tires wont look bad either

[lowflyn]

That's a little wider than I would want on the front, but it all good.

[Brent]

a 275 on a 8" rim will wear faster than a 245 on a 8" of the same tire

[01mineralgrey6]

i have the same rims basically, 245/45 front 275/40 rear. but mine came off a 99 cobra

[WhiteStang99]

lol, from Cobra to sixer is like retirement for wheels.

[01mineralgrey6]

Originally Posted by WhiteStang99

lol, from Cobra to sixer is like retirement for wheels.

[cjd10]

lol i got 275 40s on the rear but i wouldnt like them to much on the front

[Dark02Pony]

Originally Posted by WhiteStang99

lol, from Cobra to sixer is like retirement for wheels.

[charkelly9]

so if you want to rotate your wheels then go with 245 /? i mean i love the way wide tires look in the back, but would also like the avantage of rotating the wheels as well

[Dark02Pony]

^ yeah they're used wheels and tires so im just gonna let the tires wear out how they are then ill make the decision to go with all the same size so i can rotate or do the 275 285 thing again

[WhiteStang99]

I would definitely suggest same tire sizes all the way around. It prolongs the life of your tire by a good bit, and think about it, 10 cm is not going to be THAT big of a change in the stance.

[01mineralgrey6]

245/45 to a 275/40 made a very noticeable differance on my car...on an 8" rim atleast

[cjd10]

yeah me too love the look but you will have to buy the back often if your a heavy foot. about every 5 mon. for me. but as long as everything is ok in front the dont wear a whole lot and you can bust the tire and change them on rims if they do.. caost about 15. i dont mind buying tires every 5 mon. plus you could ge with a tire that will lose tread slower than g forces.

[SpectorV]

a 275 on an 8 wide will work but they kind of bulge and of course wear bad... but just buy 245s next go around, and a 275 out back wont look to bad for a while.

245s on a 9 wide is something you dont want to do however.