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Old 11-24-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Default Question: will 10" wheels with 275 tires fit up front?

BS or not: you decide. I've heard from one or two guys that 275's on 10's up front will actually fit in our monster wheel wells with stock suspension. I would truly like to know the definitive answer to this question, since I happen to have a set of 18x10's I want to use. If anyone has actually done this, let me know, as I'm very skeptical. I have yet to buy any 275's, but I have 285's on the same rims in the rear on my '05 GT coupe ("plus-sized" to within 1% of stock circumference), and I can tell you they don't fit up front.
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MickMach is running 275s on 9.5s in the front. I'm told that Saleens run 275s on 20x10 wheels on all 4 corners.
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The offset I think will have some play in this actually.

I know someone thats running a 285/40/18 up front on a 9.5" rim and gets a slight rub when the wheel is turned all the way.

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