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just ordered wheels...should i have gotten 17's?

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killer5.0

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ordered 18x9 with 255/35 up front and 275/35 in the rear...my car currently has 17x9 with 245/45/17 all around ( i believe may be 245/40 im at work and dont remember) what i want to know is i live in upstate ny and the roads are mostly good but have a few potholes etc around...how much different is the sidewall height of the new tires vs the old? im never good at figuring that out...just dont want to have to worry about bending the wheels all the time...if they are about the same as the 17's then im not worried. thanks
 

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The /XX number is the height of the sidewall in terms of percent of the width. So, a 255/35 R18 has a 255mm x .35 = 89.25mm sidewall, or about 3.5inches.

A typical 245/45 R17 has about a 4.35inch sidewall. So yes, your chances of bending a rim are higher.
 

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treat potholes like cones on a race track, don't hit em
 

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ending up going with 17x9 all around...255/40/17 front and 275/40/17 in the rear (Nitto N555...read alot of good reviews so hopefully you guys dont tell me different )
 

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All personal preferance, I like 18's i just put some 18X9 Shelby Razors on my car, looks awesome!! Ill have to put some pics up
 

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pics!!! yeah i would've loved them but i think this is a better investment for me personally b/c of the roads
 

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Horrible pic, was takin right after the swap was done ohhhh 5 months ago, have yet to drive the car since the new wheels have been on!!
 

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Hopefully you can enlarge this one
 

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I was able to enlarge the first pic and it looks really good! The wheels look good, clean GT, snow GO AWAY!!!!
 

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wow rims look really nice.
 
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