Wheels stripped and installed with taller tires

[03TrueBlue]

I finally got all my wheels stripped and put on. I did this because the wheels were chipped bad so I stripped them to see how it looks. The bad thing is that the rears are aftermarket and the fronts are stock so the aluminum is different colors. Looks like I will be painting them soon. The tires are 255/50 on the back and 235/55 on the front. I think I will be putting on 235/50 on the front and 255/50 on the rear to give it a staggered look. The wheels and tires are off my 05 and I kind like the taller tires for ride and noise. Thought you guys would get a kick out of this.

 

[BurningRubber]

Id definatly paint them, lol. What color are you going with?

I like a smaller tire, you might be able to pull off the size you want to put on there, but this is just my preference and opinion.

 

[FoxRod87]

I like the 255/50s on the rear but not so much the 235/55s on the front. I think you need some 255/40s on the front or 245/45s. But anyways that is just my opinion and you need to do what you want. But it still looks pretty good even with the wheels not painted.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I dunno. Looks like balloon tires. Your speedo will be off slightly though, by 4MPH or so.

 

[MaxedGT]

If you've got abs, all 4 tires need to have the same diameter or you'll set codes.

 

[03TrueBlue]

If you've got abs, all 4 tires need to have the same diameter or you'll set codes.

Is that true? I am going to put on the 245/45s on just to see( my stock tires) on the front. The difference is only 1 3/8overall. I will paint them but tonight it was sitting in a dark place and it looked great but I know in the morning it wont look that good. The rears are 9s and the fronts are 8s

 

[MaxedGT]

Is that true? I am going to put on the 245/45s on just to see( my stock tires) on the front. The difference is only 1 3/8overall. I will paint them but tonight it was sitting in a dark place and it looked great but I know in the morning it wont look that good. The rears are 9s and the fronts are 8s

It's true. There is some tolerance, but how much i couldn't say for sure. The abs monitors the wheel speeds, and if they are consistantly different it will see it as a fault and set codes. If the diameters are pretty close though, no worries.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Is that true? I am going to put on the 245/45s on just to see( my stock tires) on the front. The difference is only 1 3/8overall. I will paint them but tonight it was sitting in a dark place and it looked great but I know in the morning it wont look that good. The rears are 9s and the fronts are 8s

Yes it's true.


There is a little room for flexibility, but a 1 3/8" difference will def cause the ABS to error and turn off.

 

[MaxedGT]

Just to clarify.
If your talking 1 3/8 front to tires compared to rear tires, that would be true.
If you mean 1 3/8 compared to stock, that doesn't matter. It's the difference in wheel speed that the abs sees, while driving, front compared to rear, that's important.

 

[03TrueBlue]

Im going to go with 235/50 up front and 255/50 on the rear. Its only .79" difference. I dont think the abs will care about that.

 

[mustang50v8]

why are you insisting on putting 235 on the front? stock is 245. why would you want smaller tires?

 

[03TrueBlue]

Its because sidewall bulge. The rear wheels are 9s and the fronts are 8s. with a 255 on the rear and 235 on the front the sidewall bulge is the same. Also I cant find a set of matching 245 and 255s.

 

[Mustang5L5]

They are undersized for the rim however. There would actually be a lack of bulge.

An 8" rim should have a 245 on it while a 9" rim should have a 275 mounted.


You definitely do have unique tire tastes

 

[03TrueBlue]

Looking at sumitomo tires and comparing the 235/50 to the 245/45 the section width is the same at 9.7" and the tread width is 8.5 on the 235 and 8.8 on the 245. Thats not much of a difference. I would go back to the 275 on the rear if I can get a little taller but the dont make a 275/45. Im just trying to get the rear wheels to fit the body better and a little taller. I just hate the way the back wheels look like the are tuck in compared to the fronts. Thinking about wheel spacers.