quick tire question

[benzo23]

Im going to be getting new tires put on my 17" amg wheels...wheels are 17x7.5 & 17x8.5 rear....will a 235/45/17 work for the front and a 255/40/17 work for the rear?....stock tire size is a 225 front and a 245 rear...thanks

[97C28O]

Originally posted by benzo23
Im going to be getting new tires put on my 17" amg wheels...wheels are 17x7.5 & 17x8.5 rear....will a 235/45/17 work for the front and a 255/40/17 work for the rear?....stock tire size is a 225 front and a 245 rear...thanks

I think your rear should be the same as thef front in the 45 series...

[benzo23]

whats funny is ive always had the 40 back there, i put two used temp 45's in the back and ever since then the cruise control would never work...thats y im switching back to the 40's in the rear, im more or less just concerned about the 255 and 235 on the 8.5 and 7.5 width rims

[97C28O]

I'm not a tire expert but I think that 235 on the 7.5" may work.. but that is a bit too much IMO. I think a 225 would work better. I'm running 225 on a 8.5", any bigger tire would rub the bolt on the innerside of the tire. So 225 on a 7.5" may be a better choice.. for the 8.5" rear, you can run a 245s..

Search the forum and see what sizes people run, but if you're lowered and running 235 in the front and 255 in the rear, you might rub.

[benzo23]

ahhhh yea, i forgot about that bolt on the inner side, ill have to measure and see what distance i have to it, i have read of others running a 235 in the front but they didnt say what size rim,,,and up to a 265 in the rear, and im not lowered...im stock height...