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will a 245 fit a 8wide or should I stick with my 235's?

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Old 07-06-2004, 05:49 PM
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will a 245 fit a 8wide or should I stick with my 235's?
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Max 225 for 8 wide
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Default uhm I have 235's right now and not rubbing at all.

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and again these do not rub at all, wheels have alot to do with it. (8x17 et42 19.7lbs)
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Default stretch it and run a 205-215...

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Default I'd suggest sticking with 235 but getting a tire that runs wider

not all 235's are the same, I think its a big jump to go to a 245 and would probably require fender rolling (but what do I know- could be wrong). I'd suggest finding a good tire with a 235 that is wider than your curent 235.
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Default wrong! actually depends on the tire brand

im running 235 pirellis on mine w/o rubbinb but 225s would look like they're stretched.
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Default I don't mind rolling the fenders I thought I would have to with my current set up.

I am really happy with my dunlops and have nothing but good things to say about them. I would love to stick with them but they don't come in a 245 and I want to pull the wheel out from under the car and go with a et35 and I was hoping to find a 8.5 wide wheel and strap on some 245s. I think for actual width of the tire for a 235 the 9090's are pretty wide. But I could be wrong on this. Is there any site that will tell me the actual size?
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Default ive noticed that pirellis and michelins run the same...

and they're narrower than most other 235 tires ie toyo's
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I am sure every brand are different, but not that much. I know Dunlop is wider than Falken
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I am sure you can strech them is you want to. I ran 245 on 9.5 before


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