Hey Guys, Was wondering if anyone is running these tires in a 295/45/17 & could post a pic or two? Does anyone know if they tend to run the size as marked, or are on the narrower side? I want to see if I might be able to stuff a set in the back of my Monte Carlo. TIA
they should fit because they have the same dimensions as the 275/60/15 at 28"tall and 11.5" wide. Should fit fine unless montes are any different.
Someone on here runs then on a set of street lites and it looks bada$$. I think his user name is "youlikethat".
Na, I looked up his posts & he's running 275/50/17 M&H on a 8" rim. I have 9.5" rims The Montes have a slightly narrower wheel well than the GN. But if someone had pics of them mounted on a car, & had a fair bit of room left, I think I could get them to fit without sticking out past the lip. I remember seeing somewhere that someone posted that the older M&H & Nitto DR's ran on the narrow side. Not sure if Mickey Thompsons are the same.
I run the 295/50/16 MT drag radial that shares the same dimensions as yours on a 9.5"rim too. Lots of room there. The only mod I have done was rolling the lip on my fender, but that was done back in 1990 to fit a 28" slick in there.
Copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/th...7s-which-do-you-think-would-look-good.367086/ 295/45/17 on a 9.5 rim with 5" BS
I have been reading up on wheels again and it seems most people that run a 5" BS are also running spacers. The exception is people with Aluminum drums because there are a little thicker than their steel counter-parts so they push the wheels out a little more. Personally I'm not too scared of running spacers, but some people are die hard against them.
I run these on street lite 17/9.5 with 4.75 backspacing with no spacers. Fits perfect and car is low. Wheel lip is trimmed.
Ls1bu, thanks I think the malibus wheel wells are closer in size to the Monte than a GN is. That's a really nice looking car as well.
Never heard that the wheels wells are different. News to me. buddy has same setup up on his t type with same clearance as me.
I run a set on my 98 twin-turbo supra..bout 12 inches wide/27.2 inches tall,purchased from summit..They dont list them,you have to give them the size..