I don't think the 245 45 17's cut it

[drakesdad]

I had 255 45 17s on my stock Tri-bar rims and for some reason decided to put the 245 45 17's on the Cobra R replicas and man do they look small in the whell well. I took it out tonight post snow flurries and can't really tell how well they are going to hook up.....

 

[red ink]

I made the same mistake when i went with falken 451's....255s are much beefier looking.

 

[SeventyMach1]

can't really tell how well they are going to hook up.....

So are you concerned with the sidewall of the new tires .... or the width?


FWIW, sidewall plays more of a factor in traction on the track than the width does. Sounds like you have a decent amount of wall (245/45).

 

[drakesdad]

I def. will go back to the 255's after I burn these up...I got Nankings this time....I will have to see how they wear.....I love the avatar.....grew up watching Adam West........

 

[SeventyMach1]

 

[drakesdad]

You gotta love exiting the bat cave.........and worried about width, just think they look really small, I can deal with looks for now.

 

[SeventyMach1]

If you slightly brushed a curb ... would the rim hit first, or the tire?

I run 245's up front & I can't wait to get some 255-265's. I can't stand the fact that the rim has the edge. So I know how you feel ....

 

[drakesdad]

If you slightly brushed a curb ... would the rim hit first, or the tire?

I run 245's up front & I can't wait to get some 255-265's. I can't stand the fact that the rim has the edge. So I know how you feel ....

That's a good question , I will have to look at them in the morning..

 

[nc_stang_girl]

I can't run anymore than a 245/45 now, with my car being lowered. I was really surprised that the front would even hold that, no rubbage at all.

 

[Rootus]

I can't run anymore than a 245/45 now, with my car being lowered. I was really surprised that the front would even hold that, no rubbage at all.

You must have it slammed -- mine is lowered quite a bit and I still run 275/40/17's without any trouble.

Dave

 

[SeventyMach1]

I think she was referring to the height (sidewall) .... not the width.

 

[Rootus]

I think she was referring to the height (sidewall) .... not the width.

Heh... in which case you could probably do 315/85/17 . Thank you Ford for giving us more than enough room to run snow chains... but most of us don't drive our Mustangs in the snow . Even lowered quite a bit, I think it would be quite a while before diameter would become the issue .

Dave

 

[GRGT1994]

Remember also that tire fit differs by brand, even with the same specs.

For example, I replaced my hyper expensive Michelins with Kumhos (don't bash the Kumhos, I love them ) on my DD. Both tires are exactly the same spec. The Michelins looked like they were clearly undersized (had that stretched look), but the Kumhos look just right.

 

[JJ95GTID]

No one has mentioned that the factory tribars are 17x8 and most Cobra R replicas are 17x9. So, chances are you put a smaller tire on a wider wheel. So yeah, they look way smaller in comparison. You can get Cobra Rs in 8, 9, and 10.5 widths from AFR.

 

[SeventyMach1]

AFR sells wheels?

 

[drakesdad]

Stop ....lol

 

[xr8d302]

Yeah, I'm guessing that you probably have 17x9's with those R's, so a 245 would look kind of slim on them.

Just like Rootus, I run 275/40's all around and I have a pretty big drop on my car, everything works fine.

 

[Rootus]

AFR sells wheels?

Likely a misprint -- AFS sells Mustang replica wheels.

 

[drakesdad]

Yeah, I'm guessing that you probably have 17x9's with those R's, so a 245 would look kind of slim on them.

Just like Rootus, I run 275/40's all around and I have a pretty big drop on my car, everything works fine.

Your exactly correct sir.......they are......and I thought the Tri-bars were either 7 or 8 wide........Oh well, I don't think I'll have too much problems spinning them off...lol.....gotta find the cord to the camera so I can do a "smokey burn out" vid............

 

[urban96]