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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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My wheels are out to powder and when they come back I want to put a 180 on the rear. I'm uncertain about a couple of things.

Should I be looking for a 180/55 or 180/60? there seems to be more choice out there for the 55 but I dont know what, if any, difference it makes

I will be running a 21" x 3" on the front and again not sure what size tire I can run without making mods to fender etc, also I'm guessing it needs to match the rear for handling? would like to run the fattest tire I can without really messing things up.

Thanks in advance guys
 
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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Go with the white walls......jp has a new white wall for 17" wheels....
 
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 12:01 PM
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Just keep in mind that the Dunlop SE 180 is the only tire that is specifically made to fit your stock rim size.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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I know allot of people on this board like to bad mouth Dunlops but I like my Screaming Eagle Dunlops allot.I think they're the same as GT 501s, anybody know for sure? And as someone has already pointed out the SE 180 is the only 180 tire specially designed for our rims.That said I've heard of plenty of people mounting other 180s on theirs.
 
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