The ZR1 did, and I'm sure it looks great, but try the test I mentioned above (powerbrake) and see what your actual contact patch looks like. It should be very evenly black and squared off from side to side. If it's faint on one side or the other, you probably need an alignment adjustment. If it's faint or non-existent in the center, you went too big on the tire.

 

What? and burn up the new 315's? I'll give it a try. im pretty sure though that my traction hasnt changed a great deal from the stock 245/16's that were on it. Im planning on putting some drag radials on the 16's for track use, the 315's are really just show.

 

Well, you don't need a block-long burnout. A few feet will tell you all you need to know.

Good deal.

 

Well, like I said, temporairly I will have the 275's on the 11's. Is it bad that if I want to rotate the tires, to have the tire place dismount the tires, and rotate them, then remount them?

 

No, it just costs more than rotating wheels, you can pull the tires though.

 

Pull the tires??

 

If your dismounting a tire to put it on another wheel, thats "pulling" a tire off

 

So what's the ideal tire size for a 17 x 9.5 rim?

 

im thinkin the 285 is pretty sweet, my brother in law just put on a set and they look good. now traction wise????? dont really know.

 

The less you have them worked on, the better off you'll be.

Every time you remove a tire or install a tire, you run the risk of damage to both the tire bead and the rim. If you didn't buy either one from the shop doing the labor, you can almost bet they're not going to be taking absolute care not to scratch or gouge anything up. Les Schwab is famous for that... hold your hand, give you coffee, and mount your tires with kid gloves the first time, then hand-torque your lug nuts to perfection. But come in to have them changed around and they scratch the rims, drop them on the ground, and use an impact wrench on the lug nuts because you didn't buy anything new this time around.

 

 

Ya, I think you have a point there. The 11's would look sweet on the rear, but I think it will either be too much trouble or too much money for me. Eh well, i guess it will be 9.5's all the way around... By the way, the rims that Jegs is selling now(Detroit Replicas), are they any good? They are pretty cheep in price($235 i think) for chrome...

 

i have 17x9.5 around but i ordered the rear with a 38mm offset
puts the tire (285 last year 315 this year)right at the edge of the fender.by the way its all looks 16 inch drs for the track.
matt

 

I like to run my tires sqaure to the rim (bead), which means the tread width is the same as the rim width, or as close as possible. Go to tirerack.com and look at different tire sizes, also look at the tire "specs" which has the actual tire measurements, and will also state what rim widths each tire can use. Also note that different tire brands and models measure differently in the same size. The other thing to consider is cost, the 315's are REALLY spendy, and there are fewer choices. I would rather have the 17x9's with a top notch 275/40-17 than the 17x11's with el-cheapo's.