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Old 08-30-2011, 12:43 PM   #1
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buying new tires for my drop

as my truck sits the wheel and tire combo looks good and works fine, however the front tires are flush with the fenders, im running a 15x8 wheel with a 275/60 tire in the front right now and im wondering if a 245/60 or a 255/60 would fit into the fender, the wheel lip is an inch inside the fenders inner most lip, would either of those tires bulge off of the wheel or look funny?

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Old 08-30-2011, 12:45 PM   #2
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Re: buying new tires for my drop

run 255/60 in front, thats what my dads doing on his 82. plus, it will look much nicer, with a little rake!
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Old 08-30-2011, 09:17 PM   #3
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Re: buying new tires for my drop

245's are not too narrow for an 8" rim. They came stock with 235/75's. Here's 245/60's front and 275/60's on the back of my Blazer before I changed rims. Sorry for the crappy pics, I don't have too many pics of my Blazer from that far back. (like 5 or 6 years ago)
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Old 08-30-2011, 09:21 PM   #4
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Re: buying new tires for my drop

Also, I found the narrower front tires handled much better than when I tried running 275/60's on the front. I found that the 275's would catch the ruts in the pavement and pull me from side to side.
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Old 08-30-2011, 09:31 PM   #5
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Re: buying new tires for my drop

thanks guys! you helped big time in making my decision
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