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245/45/17s under a 1st gen?

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Old 02-24-03, 05:57 PM
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245/45/17s under a 1st gen?

Anyone seen tyres that wide under a 1st gen without flares or modified guards?

I want to get a set of Nitto 555Rs for my car but the smallest in 17s are 245s!

Any ideas?
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You guys probably won't like the rx7 (v8swap) but it has some big tires on it. A little too big for me.
http://www.skatedonkey.com/v8rx7/wheels.htm

Have you checked out the BFG g-force drag radial?
I have not heard weather it works well or not. But they do come in some smaller 17" sizes

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....FA+Drag+Radial

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Some mild mini tubs and you can get what you want under it LOL
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yeh, just tub it allittle.


i saw your drag videos. I didnt see any wheelspin and I remember you saying you launch and 10,500 or something insane like that.
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No tubs!

If I was near you though Mike I would have the car at your mates for sure

In the videos I have full slicks, not drag radials. I need some street tyres and I can get the 555Rs for only $20AUS more than the Yokohama AO32Rs I have now, but they don't come in the right size
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After I found out that Fox Body Mustang Rims would mount onto our 4x110 bolt pattern I mounted my dad's 93 cobra rims. They are 17" rims w/ 245/45 sumitomo HTRZ2 tires and they fit, seemed a bit tight tho, but I only drove it around the block. This was only on the rear tho. I didn't try the front.

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