DRAG tire and wheel combo help!

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Real Boring 240
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Joined: Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:44 pm
Car: RHD RB25 240

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Hey guys, i need some advice from any of you experienced people. I want to run some mickey thompson ET drag street radials and i want to buy some extra rims to go with them. I have a buddy at discount tire company who can get me a good price on these but i'm not sure what size i should get. I saw that another member was running the 26x10.50R16 (P255/50/16) and i liked the way it loooked but there are SO much more options with a 15 so i want to try and run them. Now heres the delema, we have 2 real inexpensive wheels we're looking at. one is a 15x7 with a -6 offset and the other is a 15x8 with a -12 offset. i have +50mil rear wide body fenders so i have a little extra room to play with and also, i need to clear coilovers. So what do you recommend?

Tire options:P235/60/15 (26x9.50R15)P275/50/15 (26x11.50R15)p255/50/16 (26x10.50R16)

Wheel options:15x7 -6offset15x8 -12offsetfind something else and quit being cheap?!

thanks ahead for all your help.

-Rafael


Structure240sx
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Joined: Sun Oct 06, 2002 5:04 pm

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these are my 15x8 +25 with zero camber and 235/60/15 bfgs. with the 15x8 -12 you are looking at i think will fit great especailly with the 275/50/15's




240crawler
Posts: 181
Joined: Mon May 23, 2005 2:17 pm
Car: 1991 240sx

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Are those Mercedes wheels, or is my medicine wearing off? Also I heard no info on engine, but why would a 240 need 275 section width? Mine will barely smoke both 215s.

Structure240sx
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Joined: Sun Oct 06, 2002 5:04 pm

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this is why



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