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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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I drive a 05 enthusiast 350z and i recently got a set of toyo proxies because my other wheels were almost bald lol and now im looking into getting a set of Rays wheel but i cant find any that fit the tires i just got. Do i just need to get new tires and wheel or do u think i could find the right sizes somewhere. The sizes i need would be 17x7.5 for the front and 17x8.0 for the back.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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You are the first person I have met who buys tires and then looks for rims to fit them. It depends on what Rays wheels you are talking about getting, I THINK I seen a thread where someone got 17" volks for auto x. I'm pretty sure he meant to do it though and had it pretty well thought out. If I was you, I would scrap whatever you have going on and buy a wheel/tire package.

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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 03:44 AM
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If the tires fit the wheels you can put used tires on new wheels sure. Most shoppers get wheels first. Remember you are going to keep the wheels not the tires.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 07:31 AM
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well i wasnt planning on buying wheels but now that I have the money but i dont want to scrap my new tires
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by J1mb0
well i wasnt planning on buying wheels but now that I have the money but i dont want to scrap my new tires
Works for me.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 08:19 AM
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If you're gonna buy wheels... 17x7.5 and 17x8 are the biggest mistake you'll ever make... besides buying tires first, that is.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 08:42 AM
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As others have said, just sell the tires and start over. 17" tires couldn't have put you out all that much. Sell them at 75% of new and start again.
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