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2wd saph rear tyre sizes?

Old 14-02-2010, 07:57 PM
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Default 2wd saph rear tyre sizes?

what is the largest tyre size i will be able to fit on a 17x7 rim to fit rear of a saph cossie before you will run into clearence issues?
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7" rim 205 is what you want to be using you will get a 215 but its not ideal on a 7" rim

you need some 8" x 17" then you can get some 225 35 tyres on them without any problems
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Run 235/40/17 r888 on the rear of my saff,with et38,but only for track and 1/4 mile use

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Originally Posted by STUCOS
Run 235/40/17 r888 on the rear of my saff,with et38,but only for track and 1/4 mile use

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Not on a 7"rim tho?
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