Premium Speed said:no problems running them out back. i wouldn't put them on an 8" rim up front.
Your right, it will cause a lot of wandering on crappy roads, but a wider tire on a narrow rim will actually make it worse, not better. You get a lot of sidewall back and forth flex with that bulge in either direction and it makes the wheel hunt all over the place. It's a narrow tire on a wide rime that tightens things up. Say 245's on a 9-wheel....but that also looks a little silly in its own right.prsrizdgt said:275's will cause a wandering problem on sucky roads......I think pinching them onto a 8 inch rim improves that a good deal. On my 9 inch wheels I run about 38 -40 psi to minimize it.
Aren't Cobra wheels 17x9?tygr1 said:I run Falken ZE 512s in 275/40/17 up front on 8" wheels with with no problems whatsoever. My car doesn't wander or follow the 'grooves' any more than my 245s did. I experience less push in corners. Maybe more hydroplaning in puddles, haven't really noticed this season.
Alot of the 'bulge' thing depends on the tire brand you use.
i know you are but what am i?!?! the person my good friend is refering to is me i personally think they look good on mine. they are the 275/40/17 kuhmo ecsta supras. i have no rubbing issues up front and slight bulge on all four wheels. as far as tire wear goes, they wear just fine ive had them on for ~15K miles and im ready to finally rotate them now. the rears show wear and have maybe 30-35% tread left after 3 track visits and hard driving on the street (fishtails etc), and the fronts have ~50% tread left. i have a bunch of pics in my sigCManT1914 said:My buudy has them on his 00 GT, they're not bullit rims, but they're 8" wide stockers. They fit ok, but they don't look good, they have WAY to much bulge on them. I don't think it's very good for tire wear either.
Gearbanger 101 said:Aren't Cobra wheels 17x9?
Slowly but surely! The AED blower thread I started on tccoa the other day has convinced me to wait for the GEN V kit, so I think I’ll wait until Feb or March to buy it. Besides, with the Christmas rush right now, I don’t want to take the chance of things getting held up or lost at the border. I can’t drive the thing until April anyway, so I’ll be patient. I’ve got most of the other things sitting in my room at home right now, but I kinda want to wait until it’s all here before I start.prsrizdgt said:Whats up with your sig boy? Is that cat growling already?