Stock tire on 17x9 rim??

mustangmike23

New Member

Feb 10, 2004

69

0

0

NJ

Oct 7, 2004

#1

• Oct 7, 2004

• #1

I need some help. I am about to sell my stock bullitts without tires for Black bullitts and I have a great deal on stock black ones and aftermarket 17x9's. My question is how will the stock tire sit on the 17x9 rim? Will it be too noticeable that the stock tire is too small for the rim? Or will i be able to pull it off? I would rather have the 17x9 so that when the stock tires get old i can get much wider ones. Please let me know asap thanks.

 

BDRs02BlkGT

New Member

Aug 24, 2003

62

0

0

Fort Riley, KS

Oct 7, 2004

#2

• Oct 7, 2004

• #2

The stock tire is a 245/45/17 which will fit a 17x9 rim. In fact it will look the same on the 17x9 rim as it does on the stock 17x8 rim. Trust me I know because that is what I have on my Cobra R 17x9 rims.

 

mustangmike23

New Member

Feb 10, 2004

69

0

0

NJ

Oct 7, 2004

#3

• Oct 7, 2004

• #3

so you have 245's on a 17x9 rim? hows the handling? Does the tire look weird on the rim? Do you have pics?

 

BDRs02BlkGT

New Member

Aug 24, 2003

62

0

0

Fort Riley, KS

Oct 7, 2004

#4

• Oct 7, 2004

• #4

No problems with the handling. Here is a pic of the front with the 245/45/17 tire on the 17x9 rim.

 

Attachments

• Tire Pic.webp

  12 KB · Views: 230

mustangmike23

New Member

Feb 10, 2004

69

0

0

NJ

Oct 7, 2004

#5

• Oct 7, 2004

• #5

dam thats a tiny pic, u have any others? what are you runnin out back? same size?

 

twogts4us

15 Year Member

Apr 1, 2004

4,188

12

79

Dunedin, FL

Oct 7, 2004

#6

• Oct 7, 2004

• #6

Well I'm confused MustangMike - your sig states you're running BBS RK Plasma Wheels 18x8.5 (F) and 18x10 (R) with Bridgestone Pole Positions ?

 

BDRs02BlkGT

New Member

Aug 24, 2003

62

0

0

Fort Riley, KS

Oct 7, 2004

#7

• Oct 7, 2004

• #7

Hey I just posted a different picture on my original post. Stangnet wont let me post anything larger. In the rear I have 275/40/17 on 17x9 rims.

 

JBushman73

Founding Member

Aug 29, 2001

172

0

0

Roanoke, VA

Oct 7, 2004

#8

• Oct 7, 2004

• #8

They do fit but nobody will convince me that the tire looks to fit the same. The side wall looks fatter when putting 245's on a 9 in rim. I changed to a 9 in R rim and in my opinion it doesn't look good but I'll deal with it until I wear this set out and go with 255 or 65's.

 

mustangmike23

New Member

Feb 10, 2004

69

0

0

NJ

Oct 7, 2004

#9

• Oct 7, 2004

• #9

yea i have the BBS rims and i had the stock bullitts in anthracite but i wanted to change them and get black ones. I use the bullitts for the winter. And it would be a nice change fo summer too!

 

twogts4us

15 Year Member

Apr 1, 2004

4,188

12

79

Dunedin, FL

Oct 7, 2004

#10

• Oct 7, 2004

• #10

Gotcha, thanks for the clarification - hell, I'd just like to have ONE good set of rims and rubber for my 02 - the stock Goodyears, at 25K, are done.
My wife has 275/40-17 Bridgestone RE-750's on her 9" Cobra rims - the perfect fit, awesome wet or dry grip, rim guard (heck, you probably know this, you've got 'stones!)

 

Gearbanger 101

Straight Outta Locash

20+ Year Stangneter

Aug 10, 2002

9,457

1,377

234

Ontario, Canada

Oct 7, 2004

#11

• Oct 7, 2004

• #11

The difference between the 17x8’s and 17x9’s is only about 26mm. Not enough to completely balloon the tire, but noticeably narrower just the same. I’d think it would handle a little better, since there's less lateral movement because of the reduced sidewall area, but would also decrease ride quality for the same reason. Nine-inch rims are just begging for 274/40’s anyway.

 

mustangmike23

New Member

Feb 10, 2004

69

0

0

NJ

Oct 8, 2004

#12

• Oct 8, 2004

• #12

ok so its decided stock rims for now until the tires wear out, then sell the 2 stock ones and get deep dish in the back with 315's