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Tire Size 3 Years ago  
i have done the flip and grind...what is the largest tire size i can run without clearance issues?? or should i stick with tha 150 thanks in advance
 
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Re:Tire Size 3 Years ago  
160.

Any larger size and the tire is too large for the rim and it squeezes the beads together and so the tire does not look as wide as it should .... in other words, the tire becomes narrower and taller than it would on a properly sized rim.

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Re:Tire Size 3 Years ago  
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Re:Tire Size 3 Years ago  
DocShadow wrote:
160.

Any larger size and the tire is too large for the rim and it squeezes the beads together and so the tire does not look as wide as it should .... in other words, the tire becomes narrower and taller than it would on a properly sized rim.

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It would however change the gear ratio if you were looking to drop the rpm's some. Just thought I would add that.
 
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