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i have a 86 notch back coupe. I finished the five lug conversion on it and i bought new 1996 cobra wheels for it and i was wonder what is the widest tire i could fit on a 17x8 wheel i wanna go with a 45 sieres tire..
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255-45-17 would fit nice on those wheels any wider than that and you'll have to roll your fenderwells.

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i actually cut off my inner feder lip in the rear almost completly off. do you think it is possible to get wider and also have a tire that would work with my rim?
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you can squeeze a 275 tire on there, but there will be some serious sidewall bulge. as mentioned 255/45 is a good tire to go with. if you really want wider tires then your only option is to widen the wheel if you want to do it right.
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Ive got 275/40/17 tires on my 93 cobra wheels that are 7.5" wide with no cutting done. Not too much bulge. They get great traction.

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