blackhorse05

ii need 275/40.17 but would a 255/40/17 fit

howarmat

what is the size of the wheel. Why do you need 275/40/17??

blackhorse05

275 is whats on the rim now, which is stock. i need some performance tire that will stick. what size wouold you recomend

howarmat

well i would think you can go down to 255 but without the wheel size i dont know. Are you running the widest tire for the rim or on the lower end for the rim???

blackhorse05

the rim is 19 by 9. im just trying to get a good performance tire of ebay or something. i dont run the car that much but when i do if i do i would lie to stick. im on regular tires now and i break traction hitting 4th sometimes. i would like to have a tire that willl hold a little better. but like i said i dont drive hard that much at all. so i dont want to spend a lot of money. plus im thinking of getting 18s this summer, and i got a nail in the side wall of one tire so i need to replace

howarmat

255 should be fine then. I got 265 on 18x9.5 now.

blackhorse05

what does the 255 mean

howarmat

width

http://www.1010tires.com/tech.asp?type=tires

Menace

Are you buying 4 new tires, or just planning on purchasing 1? A 275 is wider then a 265. They are metric sizes in mm. If you currently have 275, I'd suggest sticking with the 275 unless you want to go a little larger in the rear.

blackhorse05

i have 275 all aroung, i need 2 rear tires