Has anyone ever run 275/60/15's on 15x8.5 wheels with a 5" BS?

I have some centerline convo pro's that I want to trade with a buddy. He wants to run 275/60 tires out back and I dont want him to be unhappy with the trade if he will have problems runnning those tires on my wheels.

Thanks guys,
Hurst

 

Hey hurst i can say i have ran the 60's on my old 92' Thats ran 9.50's on spray but when i ran the car on motor i went with the 50's cause the 60's is way too much sidewall for that car on motor... I guess it really depends on his setup obviously...

But if he has not bought the tire yet... I will tell you the best drag radial out there right now is the hoosier. I was skeptical of that but When we switched from slick to D/R on our renegade car. The car actually got faster with the hoosiers ( we tried M/T's they sucked... ) & the car drove like a cadilac all the way down the track to low 8's @ 168mph.

So i would def go hoosier if he has not bought his tires yet. && The 60's work great if its the right size tire for the cars setup. So many people always overkill their cars with tire.

Side note: M/T are not bad for slower cars.

 

Ok Tony,.. thats all good and well. But the question was "Can a 275/60 tire work in a fox with a 5" back space on 15x8.5 wheels?". Has anyone actually run this combo? The car in my sig had 27x10.5 ET STREETs on the same size wheels and fit fine. 275/60 should be the same as a 28x10.5. I believe it would work. But I dont want to put my friend in a position where the wheels and tire combo just wont work. Its just 1/2 inch difference,.. but sometime that can mean a world of difference.

I appreciate the info,.. dont get me wrong. But I'm trying to trade my wheels and have an agenda. Also,.. Nitto has a new drag radial thats supposed to be pretty good.

Thanks Tony,
Anyone else?

Hurst

 

its a trip Hurst, butI have mine dismounted if you wanted to test fit one

 

Bryan(351 coupe) is running 275/60/15 mt drag radials on his 89gt hasnt had any rubbing. Hes on prostars which are 5.5bs i believe...

 

i have 275/60/15 on my 8" welds

 

Hurst, The sidewall bulge will stick out with that combo..... Unless the car is extremely high they will rub on the outside even if the lip is rolled.....

 

I think he's questioning the B.S of the wheels w/his only being 5" and not the typical 5.5"

 

Right,.. but what about 5" BS?

 

Thats what I was looking for. I know it was close with the 27x10.5's.

I've run 275/60's before on 15x10's with a 6.5" BS. They do fit. But the bs needs to be just right. I had never run a 28x10.5 or 275/60 on a 15x8 or 15x8.5 and just wanted to know how they fit with just a 5" BS.

I kinda figured with out the 1/2 inch BS it would be closer to the outside fender. But,.. by how much I was unsure.

Thanks Frank.
Not what I wanted to hear,.. but better to be right then to have my buddy pissed at me for leaving him stuck with wheels that wont work for him.

Thanks guys,
Hurst