Can somone help me with buying tires?
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Can somone help me with buying tires?
Hey guys, I picked up some rim's on ebay:
set of 4 2 piece Rays Zeiger 5 wheels. The fronts are 17 X 7 with a +45 offset, and the rears are 17 X 8 with a + 50 offset. The PCD is 5 / 114.3.
They will arive on saturday , and im wondering what is the best tire setup so i can start shopping and have them rolling this weekend! i'd like them as wide as possible. Thanks!
set of 4 2 piece Rays Zeiger 5 wheels. The fronts are 17 X 7 with a +45 offset, and the rears are 17 X 8 with a + 50 offset. The PCD is 5 / 114.3.
They will arive on saturday , and im wondering what is the best tire setup so i can start shopping and have them rolling this weekend! i'd like them as wide as possible. Thanks!
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Re: Tire Size
Originally posted by Brandon@TR
I recommend 225/45 and 245/40 17 for those wheel widths, these are the same as E36 M3 sizes so there is a huge selection.
I recommend 225/45 and 245/40 17 for those wheel widths, these are the same as E36 M3 sizes so there is a huge selection.
Stock
225/55-16 4.9in 12.9in 25.7in 80.9in 783 0.0% Stock
My recommendation
225/50-17 4.4in 12.9in 25.9in 81.2in 780 0.4%
245/45-17 4.3in 12.8in 25.7in 80.7in 785 -0.2%
Other
225/45-17 4.0in 12.5in 25.0in 78.5in 808 -3.0%
245/40-17 3.9in 12.4in 24.7in 77.6in 816 -4.0%
255s are kind of big for 8" rims. A tire too wide for the rim can cause issues if there is not a good fit and slippage results.
I still stand by my original specs to keep the overall diameter correct and speedometer accurate.
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Need to know what car you have
You don't describe your sc model or year; For example a 1993 sc300 has 215/60/15 stock tire. An upsize to the wheels you have, 17x7, would be 225/45/17, the closest fit for maintaining accurate speedometer reading, which would still be off 1/2 mph at 60 mph speed. A 225/50/17 would work too, but speedo would be off by about 3mph at 60mph speed. It's important to name your model and year to get helpful feedback on forum.