MotorHead's Tires are SWEEEET
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Le Mans Master
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MotorHead's Tires are SWEEEET
Motorhead,
Those BFG 295's look TUFF on your car. I think I'm going to get me a set. So, you have 295 50's on the rear, and 265, 50's on the front? That tire combo has just the right stance to it. :yesnod: Let me burn up my 255's, and I'll get a set of those.
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Re: MotorHead's Tires are SWEEEET (Schmucker)
Maybe if I saw it from the front corner I might change my mind.
The 295s at the back are way cool. They do, however, look like they're ready to friggin burst off the rims. I advise women and small children not to stand too close ....
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Re: MotorHead's Tires are SWEEEET (mg62)
it's true wayne...it looks great when you are driving behind you...why don't you ride with mark and i will drive your car in front and you can check out the view....i still have not heard my car pulling away from me with the baffles in.... :D
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Re: MotorHead's Tires are SWEEEET (Schmucker)
And I don't! Too big, makes the rear end stick up too high.
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Re: MotorHead's Tires are SWEEEET (1bad69)
it's true wayne...it looks great when you are driving behind you...why don't you ride with mark and i will drive your car in front and you can check out the view....i still have not heard my car pulling away from me with the baffles in.... :D
Le Mans Master
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Re: MotorHead's Tires are SWEEEET (Schmucker)
And I don't! Too big, makes the rear end stick up too high
I have the exact same combo and the car is actually lower than before.
The O.D. of the stock 255/60-15 is 27.1" and for the 265/50-15 is 25.5" and 26.7 for the 295/50-15.
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Re: MotorHead's Tires are SWEEEET (inferno-vette)
If you go wider, it does make a car look jacked up. BUT, If you go wider AND shorter, like MotorHead did, it looks great. 295/60/15's will look alot taller than 255/60/15's, you adjust that "jacked up" look by making the sidewall shorter (50) to even it out.
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Re: MotorHead's Tires are SWEEEET (Jman)
If you go wider, it does make a car look jacked up. BUT, If you go wider AND shorter, like MotorHead did, it looks great. 295/60/15's will look alot taller than 255/60/15's, you adjust that "jacked up" look by making the sidewall shorter (50) to even it out.
[Modified by Aaron-74, 12:50 AM 6/23/2002]
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Re: MotorHead's Tires are SWEEEET (74VETTE)
Motorhead....how did you get those bad butt tires to fit in the back anyway??