Widest tire on a 20x8?

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Old Nov 21, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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Widest tire on a 20x8?

Hello all,

was wondering what's the widest tire you can put on a 20x8 rim (rear) without rubbing??

TIA!!
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Old Nov 21, 2011 | 01:32 PM
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255. 275 will fit but will be pudgy. Also depends on your offsets.
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Old Nov 21, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by baileyrx
255. 275 will fit but will be pudgy. Also depends on your offsets.
275 on 8 inch wheel? Lol good luck with that.
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Old Nov 21, 2011 | 02:33 PM
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Why the hell would you put a 275 tire on an 8" rim lol
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Old Nov 21, 2011 | 10:25 PM
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for traction, silly rabbits...

275 on the front (8in rims)
315 on the rear (10.5 rims) oem widened for the sleath look

DOMO

i never recommended it, just said it's been done


(that's at VIR in 2005 at about 75-80 mph going onto the front straight)
g35 greddy TT with lots of upgrades...
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Old Nov 21, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by baileyrx
for traction, silly rabbits...

275 on the front (8in rims)
315 on the rear (10.5 rims) oem widened for the sleath look

DOMO

i never recommended it, just said it's been done


(that's at VIR in 2005 at about 75-80 mph going onto the front straight)
g35 greddy TT with lots of upgrades...
Isn't a 275 on an 8 inch wheel dangerous? It's already overkill on a 9 inch wheel. 275mm is over 10 inches wide.
315 on a 10.5 sounds nice though.
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Old Nov 22, 2011 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by ipitythefoo
Isn't a 275 on an 8 inch wheel dangerous? It's already overkill on a 9 inch wheel. 275mm is over 10 inches wide.
315 on a 10.5 sounds nice though.
ya, it's definitely pushing the limits, but those goodyears have a natural bulge in them and worked great on the track & street

& I pushed those street tires as hard as a novice driver could

probably wouldn't work on a 20 in rim, but you never know...

plenty of 350z guys run 275's all the way around on the oem 18x8.5 for auto-cross & track use


BUT:

255/35 r20 is probably right on the money, lots of choices in max performance tires.
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 12:31 PM
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What about a 8.5 wheel? I'm think about doing 255's on all four wheels?
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