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Old 10-12-2008, 07:50 PM   #4
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Re: wheels and tire question

A 9" tread width will fit the 7" rim ok. Obviously you can mount a much wider tire on a 7" rim but it gets really dumb looking after a point. GM put 275/60/15 on the SS 454 trucks using the 7" rim. It looks good.
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