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Old 04-13-2015 | 10:10 PM
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Nobody wants to share tire sizes???
Old 04-13-2015 | 10:40 PM
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I just need some clarity before i go dumping some $$$$ on wheels and tires to find they don't fit.
Old 04-13-2015 | 11:19 PM
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I know someone who put 275 on the back, but it's snug and rubs. And that's using a R6. The R7 is much wider. I don't see how it's possible to make it fit without major issues.
Old 04-13-2015 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by deputydog95
Ahem... Aren't your gears straight cut?
Just second gear

And it sounds bad ***
Old 04-13-2015 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by deputydog95
Nobody wants to share tire sizes???
Does my earlier answer not count?

Originally Posted by Speeds5
I just need some clarity before i go dumping some $$$$ on wheels and tires to find they don't fit.
Evan answered this too. Call Buckley, CCW, Jongbloed, or Accumoto. Those wheels work. Some work on your wallet more than others.

Originally Posted by deputydog95
I know someone who put 275 on the back, but it's snug and rubs. And that's using a R6. The R7 is much wider. I don't see how it's possible to make it fit without major issues.
R6 275 (15" and 17") fit all day long with the above wheel brands. But I too have heard that the R7 275 might be problematic. You might play it safe with a 245 until you know for sure how much room you have.
Old 04-14-2015 | 01:48 AM
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thanks! The issue then becomes R6s won't be available for sale soon. Tire Rack for example only has R7s now. If the R7 are indeed wider then it won't matter.
Old 04-14-2015 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Izzone
Just second gear

And it sounds bad ***
Agreed. It sounds ridiculous in a good way. The shifts are lightning fast too.

Originally Posted by Astroman
Does my earlier answer not count?



Evan answered this too. Call Buckley, CCW, Jongbloed, or Accumoto. Those wheels work. Some work on your wallet more than others.



R6 275 (15" and 17") fit all day long with the above wheel brands. But I too have heard that the R7 275 might be problematic. You might play it safe with a 245 until you know for sure how much room you have.
Astroman: It counts but since R6 are off the table, R7's should be the topic of discussion now I gave up and ordered a set of 245-15 R7 rears this morning. The R7 in 275 was just too big and I ruined the tires as there wasn't enough room for clearance. The shoulders on the R7 are massive in comparison to the R6. Even monkeying with it, I don't see how could get the 275 R7 under stock fenders, since the R6 in a 275 rubs some.
Old 04-14-2015 | 12:28 PM
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Does anyone have an actual measurement of the width of the R7 in 275 vs. the R6? I see that the data sheet published by Tire Rack shows the tires to have identical section widths (10.8 inches), but we all know that the published data is not always accurate.
Old 04-14-2015 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by deputydog95
Randy's car shifts very nicely. FWIW, his "915" gearbox is about the furthest thing you can get from a stock tranny. They should call his a 925 or something like that
Um...a 925 is a 3spd sportomatic.
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Originally Posted by GTgears
Um...a 925 is a 3spd sportomatic.
926 then?
Old 04-14-2015 | 04:35 PM
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Is Hoosier still making a 245-40-15 in the R7?
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Originally Posted by Carrera51
Is Hoosier still making a 245-40-15 in the R7?
Yep.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....r&tireModel=R7
Old 04-14-2015 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Carrera51
Is Hoosier still making a 245-40-15 in the R7?
R7 15" sizes

P205/50ZR15

P225/45ZR15

P225/50ZR15

P245/40ZR15

P245/50ZR15

P275/35ZR15

P275/50ZR15
Old 04-15-2015 | 08:54 AM
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an R7 275 will work on the back with a Buckley wheel... you may get rubbing on the inside, which can be offset usually by a 3mm spacer... clearance is tight however.
Old 04-15-2015 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by flatsics
R7 15" sizes

P205/50ZR15

P225/45ZR15

P225/50ZR15

P245/40ZR15 - Rolling diameter of 23"

P245/50ZR15

P275/35ZR15 - Rolling diameter of 23"

P275/50ZR15
Just checked and the 245/40/15 (83W-$251) has the same rolling dia. as the 275/35/15 (82W $289) so gearing will be unaffected. I bet that mounted on the 9" rear wheel you will see about 10mm difference from a 275/35/15 R6 laying right next to it.. AND save some $$. Run 225 in front, 245 in rear, plenty of grip.


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