315's on 17X9.5's or 17X11???
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315's on 17X9.5's or 17X11???
I am getting new rims and tires.. 17X9.5's up front, with Probably 17X11's outback... I have heard alot of guys running 315's on 9.5" rims.. How many of you are? How many of you are running them on 17X11's? Any 3rd Gens running 17X11's out back?
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Re: 315's on 17X9.5's or 17X11???
Their is a guy in town with a '96 Collectors Edition Vette and he has decided to run 315's out back on his 17x9.5 rims. LOOKS LIKE ****....and with the way the side wall bows out he can't be getting good wear on them.
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Re: 315's on 17X9.5's or 17X11???
Ive got 315's in the back on my 17x9.5 inch rims and I don't have any problems. Guys have always been bashing it and I have yet to hear of aanyone having any problems and a lot of people do it. Search here and on LS1tech.com and you will find a lot of info posted about this subject.
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Re: 315's on 17X9.5's or 17X11???
I'm betting the actual effective tread difference touching the ground between 275's and 315's on a 9.5" rim is not much at all..
Unless perhaps if it was a low psi nonradial drag tire, where you don't care about cornering at all.
Unless perhaps if it was a low psi nonradial drag tire, where you don't care about cornering at all.
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Re: 315's on 17X9.5's or 17X11???
Originally Posted by Ken S
I'm betting the actual effective tread difference touching the ground between 275's and 315's on a 9.5" rim is not much at all..
Unless perhaps if it was a low psi nonradial drag tire, where you don't care about cornering at all.
Unless perhaps if it was a low psi nonradial drag tire, where you don't care about cornering at all.
Nitto says tread width on the 275 is 10.9
tread width on the 315 is 12.1..
That is almsot two inches of difference..
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Posted by: Ken s
I'm betting the actual effective tread difference touching the ground between 275's and 315's on a 9.5" rim is not much at all..
Unless perhaps if it was a low psi nonradial drag tire, where you don't care about cornering at all.
I'm betting the actual effective tread difference touching the ground between 275's and 315's on a 9.5" rim is not much at all..
Unless perhaps if it was a low psi nonradial drag tire, where you don't care about cornering at all.
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Re: 315's on 17X9.5's or 17X11???
There is a "right way" and a "wrong way" to do things.
Puting a 315 tire on a 9.5 inch rim would be doing it the "wrong way".
A few people telling you they have done it without issue is meaningless. They are not tire engineers, and if you ask someone who *is* a tire engineer they will tell you it is not good for the tire, and it is potentially dangerous.
Get the 11" rims and do it the "right way". Tires are a safety issue, if it was a seatcover or something less important it might be worth experimenting around. But, not with your tires.. Your life and the lives of others could be impacted.
Puting a 315 tire on a 9.5 inch rim would be doing it the "wrong way".
A few people telling you they have done it without issue is meaningless. They are not tire engineers, and if you ask someone who *is* a tire engineer they will tell you it is not good for the tire, and it is potentially dangerous.
Get the 11" rims and do it the "right way". Tires are a safety issue, if it was a seatcover or something less important it might be worth experimenting around. But, not with your tires.. Your life and the lives of others could be impacted.
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There is a "right way" and a "wrong way" to do things.
Puting a 315 tire on a 9.5 inch rim would be doing it the "wrong way".
A few people telling you they have done it without issue is meaningless. They are not tire engineers, and if you ask someone who *is* a tire engineer they will tell you it is not good for the tire, and it is potentially dangerous.
Get the 11" rims and do it the "right way". Tires are a safety issue, if it was a seatcover or something less important it might be worth experimenting around. But, not with your tires.. Your life and the lives of others could be impacted.
There is a "right way" and a "wrong way" to do things.
Puting a 315 tire on a 9.5 inch rim would be doing it the "wrong way".
A few people telling you they have done it without issue is meaningless. They are not tire engineers, and if you ask someone who *is* a tire engineer they will tell you it is not good for the tire, and it is potentially dangerous.
Get the 11" rims and do it the "right way". Tires are a safety issue, if it was a seatcover or something less important it might be worth experimenting around. But, not with your tires.. Your life and the lives of others could be impacted.
I heard all of this BS also. So when I was getting ready to order my rims and tires, I called and spoke with the tire and wheel manufacturer's both. They BOTH said that the suggested rimsize is a minimum of 10.5" but that there would be NO issues as long as the tire is inflated and maintained properly. As far as I know, there has not been a catastrophic tire failure because of this. If there was, I'm sure that we would have heard about it here.
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Re: 315's on 17X9.5's or 17X11???
Originally Posted by n2oblkz
I heard all of this BS also. So when I was getting ready to order my rims and tires, I called and spoke with the tire and wheel manufacturer's both. They BOTH said that the suggested rimsize is a minimum of 10.5" but that there would be NO issues as long as the tire is inflated and maintained properly. As far as I know, there has not been a catastrophic tire failure because of this. If there was, I'm sure that we would have heard about it here.
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Re: 315's on 17X9.5's or 17X11???
Originally Posted by n2oblkz
I heard all of this BS also. So when I was getting ready to order my rims and tires, I called and spoke with the tire and wheel manufacturer's both. They BOTH said that the suggested rimsize is a minimum of 10.5" but that there would be NO issues as long as the tire is inflated and maintained properly. As far as I know, there has not been a catastrophic tire failure because of this. If there was, I'm sure that we would have heard about it here.
Every tire shop around here said it would be fine. Sort of like Chevy voiding our warrantys for modding our cars.. in their eyes its bad and not recommended.. but we do it anyway
You are putting yourself in much worse harms way by sticking nitrous or something on your car then putting a 315 on a 9.5.