Tire Size

[9_8_L_S_C]

OK so I have some nw wheels coming this week-they are 17x9.Now I searched back through and nobody really says how wide thier rims are.I went to discount tires to price out some tires and the guy told me the recomended sizes 245-45-17 or 255-45-17 wouldnt fit well on this wide of a rim.what are you guys with cobra R's running ?and are yours 9 inches wide? And what brand for all season tires would all you recomend.

 

[94m5]

I'm running 275/40/17's all the way around on both the 95' and the 98'


I would'nt trade em for anything either.


Hankooks from discounttiredirect.com the 95's were 394 bucks shipped to my door. and the 98's were around 600 shipped.

 

[94m5]

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/searchTiresBySize.do?sw=false&cs=275&ar=40&rd=17

 

[9_8_L_S_C]

Thanks Mike,I was getting worried that I had 4 paper weights on the way :shifty:

 

[02LSE96LSC91SE84TC]

My brother runs the 255/45/17s on his 17x9 Cobras. Looks very nice, not too wide, if there is such a thing.

 

[Jibit]

I'm running 275/40/17's all the way around on both the 95' and the 98'

:I

 

[baggedtaco]

OK so I have some nw wheels coming this week-they are 17x9.Now I searched back through and nobody really says how wide thier rims are.I went to discount tires to price out some tires and the guy told me the recomended sizes 245-45-17 or 255-45-17 wouldnt fit well on this wide of a rim.what are you guys with cobra R's running ?and are yours 9 inches wide? And what brand for all season tires would all you recomend.

255-45-17 is a good size for that wheel and that car. Availability is good as well. You will probably have to get your front-end looked at if you end up getting bump-steer with that wide of a tire in the front. Thats what both my cars did with that wide of a front tire. Not a biggy though.


Brad

 

[94m5]

I've had no problems with any bumpsteer. I don't get it either, I heard from multiple people, that there was NO way I could run 275's on the front end of the VIII's. Jbit was running 275 series on his gen2 so I said what the hell, and ordered em up for mine. I'll never go back to the 245's I had on it.

 

[9_8_L_S_C]

Ok I ended up with 255-50-17 and they just fit-I have no idea how you guys got 275's to work-but god bless you.They had to shave the control arm a hair cause the letters on the tires were hitting it.

 

[9_8_L_S_C]

ok just got my Alignment done and am all set-just a warning,if you sensor lower your car get it aligned-mine was way out-heres a couple of pics-sorry havent washed the car in a week or so.