Difficult time searching for tire sizes for 17 x 9, 17 x 10.5s wheels!

[Zorro]

Well I every brand I try to get doesn't have the matching tires I want. I bought deep dish bullits 17 x 9 for the front and 17 x 10.5 for the rear. I originally wanted 275s up front and 315s in rear. The tire that I want is the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3 but they dont make a 275. What do you guys think about running 255s up front and 315s in the rear? Would 255s be too much of a skinny tire on a 17 x 9 wheel. If I do go 255s would it be by 40 or 45 series. Please help guys I am trying to get my wheels put on my car. Thanks, I never knew this tire thing would be such a pain in the butt.

 

[stallion98gt]

I run 245 on my cobra R..it's fine...255 will be good.. no worries..

 

[daver01]

i would think 255 or 265 would be about right for 17x9- fronts. 245 (what i used to run on the front) is too narrow, lip of rim sticks out. 275 (what i'm running now) fits better, but causes some tracking problems.

 

[Infinity]

Goodrich g-Force TA K/d
Yokohama AVS Sport
Dunlop SP8000
Sumitomo HTR Z

All of these have the 315/275 combo you're wanting. I'm doing exactly the same research for my car.

 

[KJ Hoppus]

goodyear makes the following sizes for 17 inch wheels for the GS-D3

245/45YR17
255/40YR17
255/45YR17
275/40YR17
285/40YR17
315/35YR17

they make alot of smaller sizes too, but who cares.

 

[Zorro]

If I went 255s up front what would be the series. 255/40 or 255/45 up front and which would match my 315/35/17 rears? Thanks for your help guys.

 

[poolee]

Neither one would be exact. The best way to estimate the sidewall height is to take the first number times the second number as a percent. For example

245 X 45% = 110.25
255 X 45% = 114.75
255 X 40% = 102
315 X 35% = 110.25

I went with 275/40 Nitto 555s up front and 315/35 Nitto DRs in the back. I gave up trying to match the tires. Wherever I looked they either had one size or the other.

Good luck