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kingky07

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they biggest you could go it 235 but not that common as the 225
255's fit 8" rims thats the max for them too!
stick with 225/16 or as i have traction issues i went 17x8 with 255 plenty of room under the rear guard and grippy too!
good thing a have stacks of tyres spare, i may even sell some if people in need of em?
with all the trouble you went to with the machining etc u could have had bought a set of wheels/tyres for probly the same price and have looks to go with it!
good luck there mate!
 

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Ive got traction issues too on my VT with the 255 tyres, I can easily break traction under half throttle :)

Trust me its not the tyres as I have Good Year Revspecs, Excellence and Kumho KU-31
(two sets of 17x8 wheels and tyres)
 

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you paid $400 bucks? i could of sold you my 16" VE's with rubber on them machined out for $300.

you can machine them out yourself to. all you need is die-grinder and air compressor.
 

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heres a pic of a vy with 255's on a 15x7 ceptor. looks tuff as!

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dijm8

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ohhh that is sweet m8...howd u get the 255's to fit??? cause i want 255's pretty bad

wasnt reli 400 it was $350 but its close though lol that includes caps aswell which where like 20 bucks each...i dnt care how much they where or how cheap i cud of got them sumwhere else...yeh i cud of also got a nice set of 18's or 19's with the money im spendin..

but the thing is i wanted these not 18's etc...
 

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yeah 255's totally fit a 7 inch stockies. they just stretch them to fit same as gay ricers stretch 225's onto a 10inch rim except in reverse lol? but yer they do fit. and u shouldn't have rubbing issues at all.:thumbsup:
 

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hmm....ive had alot of ppl that hav sed no they wont fit and then ppl say it will fit easy....

gettin confused and my brain is hurting lol i still got to next week b4 i order then so hopefully a few more comments shud enlighten me :)
 

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well theres some picture proof that they fit. yes, the person who owns that car has a bit of camber, otherwise they might not fit, and yes, they scrub occasionally.
 

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yeah 255's totally fit a 7 inch stockies. they just stretch them to fit same as gay ricers stretch 225's onto a 10inch rim except in reverse lol? but yer they do fit. and u shouldn't have rubbing issues at all.:thumbsup:

Any tyre fitter that gets caught stetching tyres that rnt ment 4 the rim can get sued and fined a hefty fine. Also voids any warrenties and insurance claims.
 
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