245\45\17 tires on rear 17x7.5 rim

[alphanumeric]

will these fit.. I am bout to go guy some nitto NT555's in about 20min..will these fit in the rear fine with a 1.5-2.0 inch drop?

or should I get 245\40s? this is not my race or performance car so I dont need the best.. and I would like 45's for the mean time to fill in the big gap

[alphanumeric]

anyone? :D

I am thinking with 245\45 they will look like normal non low profile tire..

maybe I should go with 235\45 or 245\40?

[SLAMMED_C]

Well I think those tires are too wide for the rims.. you'd be better off running 17x8.5's for tires that are 245 or 255.. and Id go with 245 or 255/40/17 tire. the 45 series will be a bit tall.

[nukblazi]

I ran 245/40/17 S-03s on the 17x7.5 C7 wheels on my sport coupe. I kept the pressures a little lower and monitored tread wear with a vanear (sp?) caliper. They were ok, I even autocrossed on them.

I did experience a bit of deflection once the tires were worn. But I wore them bald... no cords, but literally all the way past the wear bars.

You could do it, but for 245 you should at least do 8.0, 8.5 is optimal.

[alphanumeric]

hmm..well I would like to get 45 series sidewalls.. I dont think it would look right having 215\45\17 in teh front.. cuzz that what I got now... and have a 245\40 in teh rear... wouldnt that look odd?

well I guess I can go with a 235\40 or 235\45.... I have been holding off for weeks now on tires becuzz I dont want to buy the wrong ones.. cuzz once they are sold.. and on the car its a done deal =\

[nukblazi]

Originally posted by alphanumeric
hmm..well I would like to get 45 series sidewalls.. I dont think it would look right having 215\45\17 in teh front.. cuzz that what I got now... and have a 245\40 in teh rear... wouldnt that look odd?

well I guess I can go with a 235\40 or 235\45.... I have been holding off for weeks now on tires becuzz I dont want to buy the wrong ones.. cuzz once they are sold.. and on the car its a done deal =\ The sidewall number i.e., 45, 40, 35, is a percentage of the tire width i.e, 215, 225, 245. You want to keep the tires close in overall diamter.

You should do;
225/45/17 F
245/40/17 R