Unless you're doing unequal sized rims front and back, i'd stick with 275/40/17 all around.

A. They're the most popular size for a 17" rim i think

B. They're the stock height

C. You can rotate them when you want to.


I think a 295 on a Firehawk rim would not match the front's smaller 265 or 275 tire. It will sit on the rim totally different.

PS. Who makes a 295 sized 17" tire?

 

Jeff,

Go to www.eaglef1.com. You could check out the new Eagle F1 D3's I was telling you about.

James

 

no one denny........just getting some rough numbers together.

yeah i checked those out james after you told me about them...still up in the air for now. need to figure out the right profile. i have to find out what the stock tire height is so i can work from there.

i don't want to try and fit a 40 series when i should have went 35 because of the size of the tire.

thanks for the replies guys.

 

Stock tire should have been 25.5 inches tall (245/50/16) and a 255 is 26 inches tall. Of course there is slight variance from manufacturer to manufacturer.

 

these are the measurements i've come to find for my stock 245/50/r16 rim and tire....

what do you think?

sidewall is 4.8 in

radius is 12.8 in

diameter is 25.6 in

circumf is 80.6

revs/mi is 786.0

no according to the tire calculator i can go with a 275/40/y17 and only be a .1 larger in diameter for the front with everything else being even. it measures up:

sidewall is 4.3 in

radius is 12.8 in

diameter is 25.7 in

circumference is 80.6 in

revs/mi is 786.0 in


i can go 295/40/17 and it measures up:

sidewall is 4.6 in

radius is 13.1 in

diameter is 26.3 in

circumference is 82.6 in

revs/mi is 767.0


do you think this should work alright....if i go witha 35 series in the back the rear will be lower. this way there is only a slight lift in the rear.