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Wayne's 88 GT
01-20-2009, 09:46 PM
I'm trying to figure out what is the widest tire you can run on the Turbine wheel? Might be looking at getting a pair of drag radials and want to see how big can I go?

Thanks in advance.................
Runningpony98
01-20-2009, 09:50 PM
i went with 275/50/15s on my fox. got the tires from pepboys for 65 a piece brand new. raised white wall out
Runningpony98
01-20-2009, 09:51 PM
and my car was slammed in the dirt and i mean low
86gt
01-20-2009, 09:57 PM
not sure with 15s. if you had 18s i could tell you lol. this might help.

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos
Wayne's 88 GT
01-20-2009, 10:00 PM
not sure with 15s. if you had 18s i could tell you lol. this might help.

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos

Thanks Nick!
slonomo
01-20-2009, 10:00 PM
Ive seen 295/50s but thats pushing it<
86gt
01-20-2009, 10:04 PM
no problem!
Runningpony98
01-20-2009, 10:06 PM
275s fit perfect on my lowered 87 gt with 15"turbines
Notch93
01-20-2009, 10:17 PM
With them being a 7" wide wheel. I wouldn't go any wider then a 265 on the turbines.
SVTSkip
01-21-2009, 06:31 AM
I dont even know if Nitto or the others make a DR in 15 at 265 either...You might have to make due with a 245 or 255, but I agree and would also not run anything bigger on the stock rim than a 265 in that case.
PUN
01-21-2009, 09:50 AM
I have 275/60/15's under mine now and it wants to scrub a bit around corners. I'm going to have my fenders rolled next week. I can tell you from looking up similar information it varies from car to car for some reason.
Blacksheep
01-21-2009, 12:13 PM
my buddy has his 275 DR on turbines
Notch93
01-21-2009, 03:19 PM
my buddy has his 275 DR on turbines

Fitting and working properly are two different things.
SVTSkip
01-21-2009, 03:37 PM
Fitting and working properly are two different things.

My thoughts EXACTLY ! You can actually force the footprint into a smaller shape, and actually wind up with less contact patch than you would if you ran 245/255's instead. I've made the mistake myself...
DSTRBD
01-21-2009, 04:17 PM
I ran the 265's on that same wheel on my 1st 90GTvert with a 235 on the front. Never a problem at all on the stock height
Blacksheep
01-21-2009, 05:37 PM
Fitting and working properly are two different things.

seems to work just fine for him, he has made a pretty good number of passes out of them. And he hooks. :yes1:

But i do see were u and skip are comming from. all im sayin is they will fit, and they will work. Just air down the tires and there u go