Will 275/40/20 fit on the front of a 05?

BayBoss · Jan 31, 2008

walter · Jan 31, 2008

It probably could but without knowing the offset and such there's no way of knowing. Also I wouldn't recommend that tire size because you'd be rolling 5.2% slower then the standard size. You should always keep your plus sizing rev per mile rotation within 4% of the stock size or else you can throw off important systems like ABS or even cause some parts to fail.

05wolfkiller · Jan 31, 2008

maybe for the rear but thats gonna look bad on the front whether it fits or not. that tire is waaaayyy too wide for the front

kooldawg6 · Jan 31, 2008

That is a 28.7" tall tire. I wouldn't put it up front unless you plan on staying stock suspension! My rear tire is 28.3" tall and I would love to have another .4" in height back there, but up front????? The width is fine up front as the Roush TrakPak runs 275/40-18s on all four corners, but is 2" shorter than the tire you mentioned.

Blueflash454 · Jan 31, 2008

do 255s in front trust me

walter · Feb 1, 2008

My calculations show that to have the closest match to a stock diameter on a 20 inch wheel you'd have to have 255/35/20's up front and 275/35/20 or 295/30/20s in the back. (these are math computations they don't reflect wheel/fender/suspension clearing)

LV51FER · Feb 1, 2008

I use 275/35s up front with no issues but a 40 would be too tall even if it did fit.

BayBoss · Feb 1, 2008

thanks for the info. I have 255 in the front now and they look great but the new tire that I was planning on using for the rear only makes a 275 for 20in wheels. Looks like I will using a different tire.

Blueflash454 · Feb 1, 2008

OK..... heres my setup

American Racing Rouge

255/40/20

295/40/20

Toyo Proxes S/T

o0Dan0o · Feb 1, 2008

05wolfkiller said:
maybe for the rear but thats gonna look bad on the front whether it fits or not. that tire is waaaayyy too wide for the front

Personally, I love the look of wide tires all the way around, makes it look like a real race car.
Dan

ruffy · Feb 2, 2008

With a tire that wide on the front (275) every groove and other road imperfections will feed back to the steering wheel making driving your car less fun and more of a chore. The widest I recommend is 255's for the front.

Frank S · Feb 3, 2008

ruffy said:
With a tire that wide on the front (275) every groove and other road imperfections will feed back to the steering wheel making driving your car less fun and more of a chore. The widest I recommend is 255's for the front.

I have 275-35-19s on the front and rear, nine and ten inch rims, and what you say is true to a limited extent: at slow speeds in light braking conditions, they do "tramline". With higher speeds and stronger inputs, not so much. That is my experience with Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s at 275-35-19. With power steering, no big problem.

Of course there is the matter of tire construction, too. One of the characteristics in which reviewers see differences among brands, constructions, tread design, etc., is tramlining (used to be "nibble", didn't it?). Some are better than others in each parameter. TireRack.com has comparison tests where they talk about that kind of thing.

I haven't found any conditions that make driving my Mustang a chore.

ruffy · Feb 3, 2008

You are right Frank, we have some pretty crappy roads here in eastern europe.

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