max width tire to fit on a 17" fsvt wheel????

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i want to get a set of drag radials for my front's but i dont know how wide i can go. as far as i know, 245-45-17 is the narrowest 17" tire out there. my guess is that this will rub somewhere in the wheel well, or on the strut/spring. does anybody have a for sure answer on this?

[SVTJON87]

what about trying some drag light wheels and wrinkle wall slicks? mmmm yummy

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i have thought about this too, but i really would rather not have to change tires to run someone, and i would like to bring the car to the strip the same way i drive it around town. if i cant get a drag radial to fit these tires, i'll probably get some 15"s with D/R's and have my buddy at the jeep shop fab up some wheel spacers, and some long studs.

[Y2KSVT]

It'll also depend on your suspension setup. I had 245/50/16's on my stock SVT wheels. They were fine in a straight line, but turning would rub, pretty bad! It also threw my ABS light off.

Mark

[TRicker]

thanks for the info i found some BFG DR's that come in a 225/45/ZR17 i'm gonna have to see some of those in person, hopefully they will work.

[Y2KSVT]

I think they'll work really well, actually! I've got some sticky 225/45/17's on my lightweight 17" wheels, and even when I was running the bottle, I didn't get much wheel spin at ~300whp/300wtq. Drag radials in the same size, especially with a heavier wheel, will do a lot for traction. I just hope you've got an adjustable set of struts that you can set to full stiff, to keep the front end down as much as possible.

Mark

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yeah that's part of the plan this winter, i'm not worried about that too much because that is something i can do in a weekend when it's nice out. right now i'm putting my focus on the new motor and work my way toward the ground after that i can make it look cool hehe

[Tourige]

I hope your upgrading the Axles

[Y2KSVT]

I hope your upgrading the Axles

Why? Pleanty of people running 300+ whp on stock axles, with no problems. I've broken a LOT of parts on my car, and axles haven't been one of them. 91k miles, and still original.

Mark

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my clutch is killing my axles. i'm going to put new stock axles in, if they go boom, they go boom. if i end up keeping the car (it's REALLY pising me off lately. nothing i do goes right) i will proably fork the money out for at least a set of stage1's or something. i need a LSD too although i cant seem to kill the stock one. i'm thinking about getting different wheels too, the FSVT euros are cool but i want something dished i think.