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Old Mar 24, 2006, 12:59 AM
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how many of you running 255's on a 8.5 wheel?
I believe a couple of people have done this but my questions is how bad is this setup? The tires arent going to pop off or lose air when you make hard turns is it?
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Old Mar 24, 2006, 04:18 AM
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I believe a couple of people have done this but my questions is how bad is this setup? The tires arent going to pop off or lose air when you make hard turns is it?
So far, no! People have run 225s on an 8. Toyo says an 8.5 is just fine and I've had no problems with them on 8.5 RPF-1s.

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Old Mar 24, 2006, 04:33 AM
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i can let you know...i ordered some falken 512 (255/40/r17) for my stock rims. I'll be putting them on soon
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Old Mar 24, 2006, 04:52 AM
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I run 255/40/17's on an 8.5 inch wheel, no problems at all. Nice and meaty!
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Old Mar 24, 2006, 05:35 AM
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I run 255's on my stock wheels for daily use and 255's on 17 x 8.5 RPF1's for track days.

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I'd like to run the same set-up, do you guys have any pics with 255's or links i can go to? thanks
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Old Mar 24, 2006, 06:18 AM
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I've run 255 toyo RA1s on on my 17X8.5 and they were fine. Now I have a set of 255 Falken 615s that will be going on next week.
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any pics of how it looks with the 8.5 wheel? interested in seeing how far it sticks out
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Many people, including myself, run the Falken 615 on the stock rims with no issues at all. The grip is awesome..
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Originally Posted by BADEVO
I run 255/40/17's on an 8.5 inch wheel, no problems at all. Nice and meaty!
+1 no issues
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Originally Posted by Derek888
any pics of how it looks with the 8.5 wheel? interested in seeing how far it sticks out
I just got a set of 255-40-17 RT615s put on my 8.5" wheels today. I'll take some pics and post em in a while.

I was concerned about how "ballooned out" they'd look too, but they're not bad.
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bump for pics..
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I'm running 255's on my stockers with no issues. And that's with heavy track use (or should I say abuse).
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I have 255s with stock rims, seems fine. I think I may have had smome minor rubbing a few times under hard/sharp cornering...
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Originally Posted by Derek888
bump for pics..
here ya go. they fit just fine and don't stick out hardly at all. I'll get more pics later if you want.

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