Looking to by 17x9 or 10 wheels need help with tire sizes
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Looking to by 17x9 or 10 wheels need help with tire sizes
Im going to get some aftermarket wheels and need help on what size tires to get. My stock size is 245/60 or 65R17 I would like to stay the same height but much wider but dont know what Im looking at when it comes to all the different numbers. Thanks
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metric tires confuse a lot of people. hopefully this will help,
for example your tire size, 245/65/17
245 refers to the width of the tire, it's 245 mm wide.
65 is an aspect ratio of the width and side wall. meaning, the side wall of the tire is 65% of the 245 mm width. or roughly 160 mm.
17 refers to the rim size.
so a 245/65/17 is about 9.5-10 inches wide and a tad under 30 inches tall.
here's a link that allows u to use a conversion computer is find alternative tire sizes. scroll all the way down the page.
http://www.bncoffroad.com/ratio/
for example your tire size, 245/65/17
245 refers to the width of the tire, it's 245 mm wide.
65 is an aspect ratio of the width and side wall. meaning, the side wall of the tire is 65% of the 245 mm width. or roughly 160 mm.
17 refers to the rim size.
so a 245/65/17 is about 9.5-10 inches wide and a tad under 30 inches tall.
here's a link that allows u to use a conversion computer is find alternative tire sizes. scroll all the way down the page.
http://www.bncoffroad.com/ratio/
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Stay w/ 17x9s, the 17x10s will cause even a 33" tire to rub. I now have 33/12.50/20s and they rub the rear of the front fender pretty good, plus I have a 2" level kit.
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I will not be running a tire that tall it is for my 2wd and I also do not want the back spacing to be the same as stock I would like them to stick out a little.
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Does nobody make an LT 30 10.50-11R17 tire other than a mud tire I can not find any tires to go with 17x9 wheels Im going insane looking for tires.
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