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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 12:59 PM
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255/55/17 are the tire sizes, they need replacing- only missing 1 center cap, the girls asking 100$ for the set of FOUR.



i'm trying to find a picture of them installed on a dakota, but not having any luck so far. they are 17" american racing (doesn't list model or anything like that)


they look like they have an awesome offset and will fill out my markIII body kit i'm definitely going to test fit them before i buy though.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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Those should look good, and you can't really beat the price, but there's a very good chance your going to have tire rubbing problems in the front at full lock with 10 inch wide tires! I would suggest if you get them and put tires on them that you go for a 235 or 245 in the front and stick with the 255 for the rear.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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found them on a site, they go for 142$ each.

here's the Description: American Racing Polished "Atlas" one piece cast aluminum wheel. 0mm Offset, 4.5" Backspace. Price includes lug nuts, center caps, and valve stems. Free Shipping!

but, if they are 17x10 they are -25mm offset and 4.5" backspace.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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Hmm, if they are 17x10s, you can't go with a tire less than 255. Just make sure they aren't going to rub.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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i'm just mad because i just got 500$ worth of rubber on my stock wheels and that was with my discount, free mount and balance too.

i'll probably run 235 front, and 255 or 265 rear. depends how the 255's look.

i wish i had the cash right this second, b/c the girl lives in the next town over. i'm just trying to get rid of some of my Z parts so i'm not really "spending" money, it's more of a trade.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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Well I didn't realize in my first post that they were 17x10s. You can't put a 235 on them because you'd be putting a 9.25" wide tire on a 10" wheel.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 01:26 PM
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if they're 17x10 and 17x8 staggered i'll be so ecstatic! make my life a whole lot easier!
but with a 10" wide rear i can run a 295 safely, and even a 305 if i ever follow through with my future boost plans

but i think i can safely stretch a 235
 
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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Well I didn't realize in my first post that they were 17x10s. You can't put a 235 on them because you'd be putting a 9.25" wide tire on a 10" wheel.
i'm unsure if the ones i'm looking at buying are 8" or 10" or staggered. but i'm going to shoot the girl an e-mail real quick
 
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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does anyone know off hand what the stock offset is, along with back spacing? i'm trying to get a rough estimate on how much these will fill my wheel wells
 
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All rims are different, even stocks! My stocks are 15x6 neutral/ zero offset. I don't know what yours are but you may want to take some measurements.
 

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