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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Lexusfam
I hope you guys are joking about putting a 275 on stock 17x8 rims. I wanna see a pic of this. And just to let you know wide tires don't do we'll in snow. Wider is better on dry roads, not wet or snow.
Lol. I wanna see how it looks tho. If it doesn't give any problems and looks nice, I wouldn't mind doing it just for the hell of it. I'm running on 235/45/17s right now anyways. A nice fat tire on the back would probably give it that nice aggressive look. I'm waiting for some pics from GokuSSJ3! lol.
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Lexusfam
I hope you guys are joking about putting a 275 on stock 17x8 rims. I wanna see a pic of this. And just to let you know wide tires don't do we'll in snow. Wider is better on dry roads, not wet or snow.
No joke. It's on my car now and I've had it this way since May. I was in AL when I bought it, now I'm in Houston...don't have to worry about snow at all. No issues with wet either.

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Can you please snap a couple of pictures from both sides on the back and maybe a front view too? I wanna see how it looks. Because I just bought some new tires but if your setup looks nice, I might return 2 tires and get them 275/40/17 for the back I love me an aggressive sporty look like that. Especially OEM. I love cars in they're original form. Hey, also, have they given you any problems being so wide on the back? No tire pressure issues, etc.? Let us know!
No issus at all buddy. I love the set up now. The only downside is that you are not able to rotate, but I keep my car aligned. I will snap some pics once I get off work.
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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I have that 245/45 tire set up makes the rims look small though


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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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I want to see the 275 rear as well...
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 06:48 PM
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I bought my '01 430 with 245/45/ZR17's on the stock (chrome )17 x 8's. And I actually do like them better than the oem size on our 17" rims. Overall diamter is crazy small at just a tad over 25" with the 235's. Ha, I mean only like .3" taller with the 245/45's...but I like that little bit of extra sidewall for my "spring & "fall", stock wheels. In the summer, though --> 235/35 and 275/30's with 19" wheels. Yeeeahhhh buddy. PS- 275/40's gotta be "bulging" a little on the stock 8" wide rims too, ha. Please post some pics of them bro... I wanna see!

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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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All, I quickly snapped some pics of my car after I got off work with my cell phone. Hopefully the pics came out ok. Thomas, I'm coming for you for clean stock/oem set up!! My baby stays clean too. As I said before, the tires are wide and I actually like the set up for the time being. I think the photo are sized correctly. If not, oh well...I'm focused on football right now lol. On to the pics...

























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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 04:15 AM
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Those fuzion tires aren't going to last you more than 30k miles... But enjoy them and let us know how they handle in the snow. We have to use real snow tires up here ....
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 05:29 AM
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[QUOTE=GokuSSJ3;7528265]I'm rolling on a "staggered" fitment. I have 235/45 on the front and 275/40 on the back. I didn't like the look at first, but I love the wide tires in the back now.[/QUOTE

you cant rotate them front to back tho
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 05:31 AM
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where did you get those Lexus red calipers covers, are those slip on's or painted? look good to me.
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 06:05 AM
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[quote=lextout;7531230]
Originally Posted by GokuSSJ3
I'm rolling on a "staggered" fitment. I have 235/45 on the front and 275/40 on the back. I didn't like the look at first, but I love the wide tires in the back now.[/QUOTE

you cant rotate them front to back tho
How? I can't put the 275 tires in the front. That would look very weird, especially with 235 in the back lol.

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where did you get those Lexus red calipers covers, are those slip on's or painted? look good to me.
Thanks! I love the red with the gold paint. I always loved the 49'ers color scheme, so I figured it would look great with my car. No, I did those myself. Painted. I just followed the many DIY on this site and other sites. The prep work is what really makes the paint stick. Sand, Sand, and Sand some more, clean with brake cleaner, let it dry, spray a few light coats of paint letting it dry 15 mins. in between, then hit with the heavy coat. Put decals on after the paint dries and follow the same process with the clear coat and you will look great.
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 04:58 PM
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ok guys so could i do 245/45/17 on a back and keep 235/45/17 on the front ? my front tires are still have some life left on them but beck need replacement. would going 245 on back trow ABS codes on ? or anything negative
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Nosferatu2
ok guys so could i do 245/45/17 on a back and keep 235/45/17 on the front ? my front tires are still have some life left on them but beck need replacement. would going 245 on back trow ABS codes on ? or anything negative
You CAN'T be serious asking this question! Especially after what I posted...smh.
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Nosferatu2
ok guys so could i do 245/45/17 on a back and keep 235/45/17 on the front ? my front tires are still have some life left on them but beck need replacement. would going 245 on back trow ABS codes on ? or anything negative
No you can't do it...your gonna totally scrap the differential man.. actually you shouldn't even hold a wrench...just walk away...

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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by gs400rpg
No you can't do it...your gonna totally scrap the differential man.. actually you shouldn't even hold a wrench...just walk away...

LOL! On another note, everyone was asking me to post pics, I took time out my busy schedule from the gym to post them, and the same people who were asking haven't replied yet. You guys suck lol! No more picture posting.
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 02:31 PM
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Lol ... get em Goku.
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