3.1cutlass Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 So i will be upgrading to a 17" rim in the spring. Right now i have 16's with a 225/50/16 tire. How wide can i go on the 17'' rim? 245/45/17 is what i was thinking. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 how wide will your 17's be? Width of a tire is also dependent on width of the rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 how wide will your 17's be? Width of a tire is also dependent on width of the rim. werd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.1cutlass Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Sorry they are 17x7 Edit- I have been doing some research on widths. It looks like a 225 tire is 8.8 inches wide. 235 is 9.2 inches and 245 is 9.6. Can i go up to a 235? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I've got 235/55/16s on 16x6.5 rims right now, with no issues, so 235 on a 7" wide rim would be okay. I'm sure some guys are running 245s on 7" wide rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.1cutlass Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 If i could run 245's that would be sweet. Hopefully somebody will chime in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I personally wouldn't run a 245 on a 7" rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Ball Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I personally wouldn't run a 245 on a 7" rim x2. go x8 if you want to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per0781 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 235 is the biggest you can safely go on an 7" wide wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.1cutlass Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 ok cool thanks. It is not like my car is a handling machine anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Ya, what they said. The previous owner of the GP put on 245/50 and those tires bulge badly, just trying to fit into that narrow of a wheel. It sucks too because the car rides like a pogo stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synistershadows Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 waht would you guys say would be the widest tire you could fit on an 8" rim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.1cutlass Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Probably a 245 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.1cutlass Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Looks like i am going with a 235. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per0781 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 waht would you guys say would be the widest tire you could fit on an 8" rim? 255. at that point i'd check for tire to inner wheel well clearance when thay are turned all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.1cutlass Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I doubt you could fit a 255 on a w-body and it look good. That is a hair over 10 inches wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern8tion9l Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 i have 235/45/17 on 17x7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.1cutlass Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Could you get me a pic of them? How does it ride? Handle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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