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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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255/40/18. itll fit the 18x9 saleens for my front yea?
 
Old Nov 30, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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yeah but a 265 or a 275 won't look bad. 275's on a 9" rim FTW.
 
Old Nov 30, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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I just got new rims and their 9" wide, i got 275's they look great.
 
Old Nov 30, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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Don't the 275's track like **** and follow every bump in the road compared to a 255, for example?
 
Old Nov 30, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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that has nothing to do with tire size and everything to do with suspension and alignment setup.
 
Old Nov 30, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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whopps. they are 245/40/18, my bad.lol. but i wish i could go bigger, i just found 2 dunlops SP01's for 200, and im in need of new front tires because im tired of driving on wire=/.
oh yea,just want to throw in that hopefully, i'm getting an 03 cobra bumper and looking for some big 13 inch used brake setup,so if anyone wants to help me out with the search, it'll be nice=).im just trying to make it a nice x-mas for me me me
 
Old Nov 30, 2009 | 03:16 PM
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245's are kinda skinny though they will technically "fit" your 9" rim size. If you can afford them, you can afford them. They'll work. I can't call them unsafe at all. They're right in the middle of their fit window on your rims. Enjoy.
 
Old Nov 30, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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I'm really considering backing down my brakes to stock from the cobra monsters Im running. Speedworld has a lot of room to slow down. I have Cobra calipers brackets, powerslot rotors, hawk ceramics. I had to tap the driver side bleeder port to a larger size because the person who helped me bleed my brakes stripped the stock ones. I'm really trying to cut weight on the car just so I can get it to run 11.50's consistently. I really just bought the cobra set ups to make my 18's look better, LOL. that was back in 2004. The power slots and pads are brand new have about 500 miles on them.

Whats your stock set up? If its old worn out **** than I would want some cash thrown my way.
 
Old Dec 1, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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i wouldnt say worn out but decent. how much cash are you looking for
 
Old Dec 1, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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May end up costing too much to ship...these brakes are heavy...well the rotors are heavy. I'm going to be in the Bay Area around January. If your rotors and pads are in decent shape I can lugg them with me on my drive up from arizona. Let me work some numbers to get a fair deal.

How many miles and what brand rotors and pads are you running?

Cash wise 280 for everything minus what I figure your brakes would be worth to me...I dont want to purchase new rotors and pads within a year.
 
Old Dec 1, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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ok sweet, just let me know when you head down. ill double check in the morning on the rotors and pads to to make sure
 
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