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Originally Posted by motoboi08  well since i just read every word of this post i would like to throw my experience in here. a friend and i both have the same exact 275 nittos on the back, but i have a 17x9 and he has the 17x8. he hooks okay at the strip, but he says in daily driving he feels uncomfortable with the tires because like everyone keeps on saying its way too much tire for the rim. and it does wear funny, you just have to play with the tire pressures to get the tire to sit right, that was another complaint he had about it | How does he feel uncomfortable? I've had and driven many stangs and my curent 275/40/17 rear setup is the widest tire I've run (excluding Drag Slicks) and there's no ill effects on the 17X8 rim.
I just replaced the Nitto 555's with a fresh set in the back, I'll say one thing they wear in the middle no matter what air pressure I chose and that set only yielded me 9K miles with NO Brakestand burnouts etc.. So in that respect I agree their a detriment! I'd say the perfect size tire for that rim is the 255/45/17.
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