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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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I just got a set of Micky Thompson ET Drag radials 305-35-18 will these things fit ok on my 9.5 thin spokes?
Anyone running this set up?
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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Just put a set on mine but you need at least a 10.5 in. rim.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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dang , i kept asking [McCormack Racing] if my 9.5 would work but time and time again they assured me they would, but when they came today in the mail, They are HUGE! Maybe someone else will chime in who has run them on these rims;
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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I believe 9.5 is too small. and probley not too safe. Try to find some used C5 ZO6 rear wheels and put them on there. Good Luck man!
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 08:35 AM
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according to Nitto their 305 555r tire needs a min of 10.5 rim width
But, hey, what do they know?
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 03:15 PM
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they will fit, as in, they can be mounted, but they will bulge too much. its been done before. not a perfect fit.
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