different tire sidewalls question

[SVT3183]

ok so i have the original stock tires on my front wheels and they need to be changed. i might as well do the rims now too but i want to try and keep this as cheap as possible. i think i'm going to buy the 17 x 8 1995 silver cobra r's on ebay for 300 + shipping. i want to go wider in the back and put 285 40 17's on them. i'd move my current rear tires to the front to save some dough but they are 45 17's. would this look bad? anyone done this before?

 

[trav_19]

whats the front a 255/ 45??

if so then a 275/40 is almost a perfect height ratio but its wider

 

[SVT3183]

yeah they'll be 245/45's up front. i didn't know if the sidewall difference of the 285/40's would be noticeable and look stupid

 

[urban96]

i dunno about fitting a 285 or even 275 on an 8" rim

 

[trav_19]

275 will fit on a 8" but its pushing it i dont think a 285 will fit

 

[trav_19]

if your looking for the overall height to be the same a 245/45 and a 275/40 are the way to go.

245/45 overall height = 25.68"
275/40 overall height= 25.66"

the rears will be smaller but if you can notice .02" then thats rediculous lol

 

[Joe 5.0]

Dont put the 275's on the 8" wheels, it'll look strange. 245/45/17's up front will be perfect.

I say try to find a set in 17x8 & 17x9, so that you can run the 275's out back correctly, then get a 1" spacer and it'll fit out the rear end very nicely. Just make sure to get the hubcentric spacer, so you dont lose stud contact.

 

[MustangGT95]

A 275/40 is almost the exact height as the stock 245/45's.

 

[trav_19]

A 275/40 is almost the exact height as the stock 245/45's.

:SNSign: i already typed this :SNSign:

 

[MustangGT95]

My bad. I'm not gonna lie I don't read all of the threads. Usually just the poster's thread lol. Unless its something that interests me.

 

[SVT3183]

thanks for the help i'm stupid with tires. would the 245's work on 17 x 9's ?

 

[MustangGT95]

Yes it would fine.

Buddy of mine has 225's on a 8.5'' rim. Looks stupid because the tire isn't flush with the wheels lip but it does work.

 

[1TallMF]

I've got 17x8 '98 cobra's on mine with 275/40's in the rear and 255/45's in the front. The ideal size, as everyone just mentionned, is to go 245/45 in the front to have the same height as the 275's, but I went with 255/45's in the front since for some reason they were almost $100 cheaper, and they're only (IIRC) 0.3" taller. There's nothing wrong with the fitment and they look fine. I wouldn't try to fit a 285 on there though. Get a 9" wheel for that.

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