Which Tires to Get?

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Danman765432

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Guys I need help with this one thing, well I need help with a lot of things and you all have helped me out a lot so far. Well I need to get 2 new rear tires and I wanted some type of radial. I know everyone says to get the nitto 555r but I have also heard that they are bad in wet weather and the tread on them doesnt last that long. I need a tire that is good in almost all weather and has a good tread life. Also looking for 275/40/17's. Also will the 275/40 tires fit on the stock 17 inch rim?

Thanks for reading,

-Dan

 

illwood

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275/40/17's are wide for a stock 8" rim. 255/40/17 is a better size to run.

I have the BFGoodrich gForce KDW's and I love them. They are great dry or wet. If you go with the size I mentioned, you can also get a less boring tread pattern.

 

illwood

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Just thought of this. I can't speak for their snow performance. I run these for winter tires:

Oh yeah, they're attached to my '95 Bronco.

 

WHITE94COBRA

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I have the Bfg KDW2's like the ones above, great tires, you'll read and hear that the road noise is bad; it's really not that bad, only a small difference from my falken fk 451's, also the nitto 555R's dont last very long but the 555's extreme's are a great tire and last a pretty good amount of time.

 

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Danman765432

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Would a 255/50 or 55/17 tire fit in the rear wheel well? Also if I should not get a radial this size let me know.

 

Joe 5.0

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You will have zero probs running either a 255/40 or 275/40, but these guys are right, the255 will fit better on the wheel.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compa...=All&shipquote=N&model=&sortCode=&sortValue=0