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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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What is the widest tire you can get for a 17X9.5 rim?
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 02:01 PM
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I wouldn't run anything bigger than a 285/40
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 02:04 PM
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285 is the widest I'd go...although I'm sure somebody's gone more, I wouldn't recommend it.
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 11:07 PM
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I did the recomended max (rears) on a 9.5 285/40/17. The tire guys here (belle , discount) are saying that the ford stang guys are puttin the 315 on a 9 or 9.5, for a "retro" look and tire choice is the contenetal version. But stangs arent goin around corners fast either, and definitly not with that much tier flex
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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that 285's are as wide as I'd go... and Mustang guys do put 315's on them for the rear of their cars... but no one said Mustang guys were smart.
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 11:11 PM
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285 is as wide as you need to go.
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