switching the rears from 245/45/17 to 255/40/17 ??

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Right now I have 245/45/17 all around. I just picked up 4 255/40/17's and want to put 2 on the rear but not sure how it will look with the 245/45's on the front. Will it look equal, or will it look all ****ed up in the back. I know a 275/40 works out nice but what about a 255/40?


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should look fine! i have 245/45/17 all the way around on mine!

 

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fastford91 said:

should look fine! i have 245/45/17 all the way around on mine!

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Do you think it would look ok to put 255/40 on the back?

 

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sure the wider the better i say! for tires anyway! lol

 

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I have 245s up front and 255s in the back and it looks great!

 

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I like the way that combo looks on my Saleen.

 

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SuperStang83 said:

I have 245s up front and 255s in the back and it looks great!

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what profile do you have?? 40 or 45's?

 

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wythors said:

I like the way that combo looks on my Saleen.

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wtf? when did i miss the new addition? looks like a great car.



to the op, what size rims are you running? if 9" wide id try to get the 255's on all four. to me the 245's just look too narrow on a 9" rim. if youre using an 8" or less wide, then go for it, the o.d. should be pretty close to the same (the 255's will be shorter though).

 

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There the rims in my sig...17" centerlines flutted 5 stars. I'm not sure what size they are. I might try going 255/40's all around. Right now with my 245/45's up front I get minor rubbing over big bumps but thats about it.

 

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245/45/17's are 25.7" in diamter

255/40/17's are 25" in diamter

If you don't think you will notice the nearly 1" of diamter lost then go for it, otherwise i wouldn't personally do it.

 

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Mustang5L5 said:

245/45/17's are 25.7" in diamter

255/40/17's are 25" in diamter

If you don't think you will notice the nearly 1" of diamter lost then go for it, otherwise i wouldn't personally do it.

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Thanks bud...I think you convinced me to put 255/40's on all 4. Hope she wont rub up front

 

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Welcome to the site and yeah the 255 all the way around are the way to go. I just sent a PM

 

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LaserSVT said:

Welcome to the site and yeah the 255 all the way around are the way to go. I just sent a PM

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Thanks for the welcome pm sent back

 

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I just picked up those 255/40/17's now I might be getting some scorpions with 255/45/17x2 and 255/40/17x2..hope these work out ok. Damn it...now I gotta sell the tires I just bought yesterday.

 

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i run 225/50/16 on the front and 245/50/16 on the rear. looks fine to me so i dont see any problem with the 245 on the front.