Hufenstang

hey all, i was thinking of doing this 285/45/18 in the back and my stock 235/55/17 in the front. will that work?

VaporDude

It will look about the same as your current setup,just an bigger in diameter. The diameter on the 17" is 27.2 inches. The diameter on the 18" is 28.1 inches. Your speedo will be off by about 2 mph unless you use the tuner to adjust the tire size. It will definately raise the rear of the car.

Hufenstang

17's in the front and 18;s in the back im guessing i can never rotate the tires... what does that do for me? severly cut down the life expectancy of the tires?

Stkjock

you'll be able to rotate but that would defeat the purpose of going w/ the stagger that you propose.... you could (if you dont get directional tires) rotate side to side.....and yes you'll shorten the life of the tires by not rotating... you'll maximize the life by keeping the pressue accurate and keeping the alinment correct

torch red

well, it would work for a while, but i would certainly upgrade to a 255 for the front eventually..and maybe a 18" wheel as well.

UrS4

The back end will be jacked in the air an extra inch or so since a 285/40/18 would keep the same diameter as the front. Having a larger diamter tire and wheel may look good, idk, I have never seen it so it may look cool.

Err, why would you try and rotate that combo? Fat tires up front and skinnines in the back????

Hufenstang

just got back from the tire store, i did in fact get a 255 for the front and a 285 for the rear

hammeron

pics when you can, thanks

Hufenstang

sure thing, they will be put on friday ill put pics up then.

sandy

Yeah, I'd also like to see a 255 on 17" wheels. I have the stock 235/55s on 17" wheels but mine are 9" deepdish. I'd like to go wider, but I don't want the tires to stick out past the fenders more than 1/4 inch.