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Will These Tires Fit? - 4/5/2008 4:08:42 PM    GunnGT   Posts: 12 Joined: 4/1/2008 Status: offline Hey guys this is my first post on the forums. But anyways, i just bought some 315/35R17/102V Nitto NT555R drag radials from a friend and he said they would fit my stock 17x8.5 rim. And I think they would bulge out like a mo fo and im not sure if they'd be to safe like that. I just got my GT 2 weeks ago and i dont wanna risk wreckin from a blow out. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.   Post #: 1

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/5/2008 4:20:17 PM    Stoenr Posts: 3323 Joined: 5/21/2005 From: S.burbs Chicago Status: offline S197 GT?  17x8 is stock 17's  not 8.5  And that size a 17x11-12 is recommened. _____________________________ WWW.06GT.COM 12.83_107.15 (in reply to GunnGT) Post #: 2

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/6/2008 10:23:55 AM    GunnGT   Posts: 12 Joined: 4/1/2008 Status: offline I'm new to the whole mustang scene, I traded in my '97 Camaro SS for this car. I really don't know what a S197 is. _____________________________ '01 GT 5 Speed Mods: K&N Cold Air Intake Dragon Intake Plenum Short Throw Shifter Nitto Drag Radials And unknown exhaust (in reply to Stoenr) Post #: 3

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/6/2008 10:33:14 AM    Jazzer The Cat Posts: 2222 Joined: 6/8/2006 From: SF Bay Area Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: GunnGT I'm new to the whole mustang scene, I traded in my '97 Camaro SS for this car. I really don't know what a S197 is. S197 is the model designation Ford gave during the design of the '05+ Stangs. Your right about the bulge and unsafe thing. I have never seen an acceptable rim for a 315 tire except a 10.5" wide one. There may be one, and maybe you may squeeze one on a 10" or 9.5", but cannot believe it would even BEGIN to fit well on a 8.5" rim, let alone be safe. But maybe since these are drag radials, they have a different fitment recommendation. Lemme know.                  The Jaz _____________________________ #02-0014 The Jazzer's egomaniacal road trip down look-at-me lane (in reply to GunnGT) Post #: 4

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/6/2008 10:39:25 AM    GunnGT   Posts: 12 Joined: 4/1/2008 Status: offline Thanks jazz i was thinkin the same. well im bout to find out in a few minutes. i throw some pictures up if i can find out how to do it lol. _____________________________ '01 GT 5 Speed Mods: K&N Cold Air Intake Dragon Intake Plenum Short Throw Shifter Nitto Drag Radials And unknown exhaust (in reply to Jazzer The Cat) Post #: 5

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/6/2008 11:35:22 AM    GunnGT   Posts: 12 Joined: 4/1/2008 Status: offline The tires fit great. They got quite the bulge to em' and lookin mean as hell lol. _____________________________ '01 GT 5 Speed Mods: K&N Cold Air Intake Dragon Intake Plenum Short Throw Shifter Nitto Drag Radials And unknown exhaust (in reply to GunnGT) Post #: 6

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/6/2008 3:11:45 PM    Jazzer The Cat Posts: 2222 Joined: 6/8/2006 From: SF Bay Area Status: offline Upload some pics, would like to see how they look on 8.5"s                            Jazzer _____________________________ #02-0014 The Jazzer's egomaniacal road trip down look-at-me lane (in reply to GunnGT) Post #: 7

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/6/2008 3:15:40 PM    Stoenr Posts: 3323 Joined: 5/21/2005 From: S.burbs Chicago Status: offline They look unsafe I can assure you that. _____________________________ WWW.06GT.COM 12.83_107.15 (in reply to Jazzer The Cat) Post #: 8

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/6/2008 4:07:11 PM    GunnGT   Posts: 12 Joined: 4/1/2008 Status: offline Here's a few pics. They look pretty good IMHO http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh203/nolan102488/P1010017.jpg http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh203/nolan102488/P1010019.jpg http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh203/nolan102488/P1010018.jpg http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh203/nolan102488/P1010016.jpg _____________________________ '01 GT 5 Speed Mods: K&N Cold Air Intake Dragon Intake Plenum Short Throw Shifter Nitto Drag Radials And unknown exhaust (in reply to Stoenr) Post #: 9

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/6/2008 4:35:07 PM    Stoenr Posts: 3323 Joined: 5/21/2005 From: S.burbs Chicago Status: offline Yeah, thats waaay too much sidewall bulge.  Not going to handle very well at all.  Straight lines will be fine. _____________________________ WWW.06GT.COM 12.83_107.15 (in reply to GunnGT) Post #: 10

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/7/2008 6:12:14 AM    Jazzer The Cat Posts: 2222 Joined: 6/8/2006 From: SF Bay Area Status: offline What is the last pic????? are you thinking about installing them on your BBQ?   Do look a little "bulgy", but if you are happy, that is all that counts (agreed on the handling thing, will probably be a little unstable on hard cornering)                           Jazzer _____________________________ #02-0014 The Jazzer's egomaniacal road trip down look-at-me lane (in reply to Stoenr) Post #: 11

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/7/2008 6:17:45 AM    Jazzer The Cat Posts: 2222 Joined: 6/8/2006 From: SF Bay Area Status: offline oops, double post < Message edited by Jazzer The Cat -- 4/7/2008 6:18:52 AM > _____________________________ #02-0014 The Jazzer's egomaniacal road trip down look-at-me lane (in reply to Jazzer The Cat) Post #: 12

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/7/2008 1:34:40 PM    GunnGT   Posts: 12 Joined: 4/1/2008 Status: offline i'm gonna only use them for the track on the weekend. i got a second set of rims with my street tires to drive around town thats all they're going to be used for is straight line. can't wait to see how they hook! _____________________________ '01 GT 5 Speed Mods: K&N Cold Air Intake Dragon Intake Plenum Short Throw Shifter Nitto Drag Radials And unknown exhaust (in reply to Jazzer The Cat) Post #: 13

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/11/2008 6:06:48 AM    mustang_pa Posts: 589 Joined: 9/23/2006 Status: offline Wow that looks really unsafe even for a straight line.  That is going to pop off the rim.  I would suggest getting 10.5 inch rims.  Better safe than sorry.  _____________________________ (in reply to GunnGT) Post #: 14

RE: Will These Tires Fit? - 4/11/2008 9:05:23 AM    Norm Peterson Posts: 1264 Joined: 2/26/2007 From: Delaware Twp, NJ Status: offline It's probably a good thing I can't view photobucket files here at work (corporate internet filtering).  But I'll bet that it almost looks like the wheel is sitting on top of a balloon.    even in a straight line. Edit for Gunn's benefit - more than likely they'd hook better on the 11" wide rims that they were designed for.  Norm < Message edited by Norm Peterson -- 4/11/2008 11:20:18 AM > _____________________________ '08 GT Premium Black/Light Graphite, stick, un-FStock (in reply to mustang_pa) Post #: 15

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