# Mustang guys with fat rear wheel/tire combos **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 3, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mustang-guys-with-fat-rear-wheel-tire-combos/22532 "2007-01-03T22:17:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mustang-guys-with-fat-rear-wheel-tire-combos/22532/13 "2007-01-04T06:55:05Z")
> [@Muscle50](#): > > He’s right, believe it or not I actually had to do wheelwell surgery to fit my 275’s out back. I’d love to stick some 295 or 315’s back there but I know it’s not gonna work without some major work to the rearend. Are you going for a look, or are you trying to get better traction? Both looks and traction. I’ve been running around on some 245/45/17 Nittos DR’s and I can’t stand them. I only got about 8,000 miles out of the compared to the 25,000 that I got out of my 275’s I once had. I also cut about the same 60’ with the 275 street tires as I do with the Nittos! However, if I couls fit something wide I’d reconsider a drag radial… I have rolled my fenders a bit, but could still go more. If I can keep the same ‘bulge’ that I get with the 8.5"/245 combo with wider wheel/tire I’ll be okay…as long as I’m not interfering with the frame/suspension/exhaust. Going inward say 1.5"-2" with wheel width looks doable…so if I tracked down a 10.5" wide wheel with a fat tire I could check for sure. And I know for a fact that guys have gotten away with wider than 275’s on Fox’s…a quick search on [corral.net](http://corral.net) has pics of peoples set-ups. 315…that I am doubting but I still want to try it. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mustang-guys-with-fat-rear-wheel-tire-combos/22532)._