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Old May 17, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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im lookin at getting some g-force sports for my gt. are they any good? also if i go from 235/55 to a 225/55 or a 235/45 on stock 17" wheels whats the diff? pleez help.thanx
Old May 17, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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225 is the width. higher the number wider it is. the 55 is the size from the wheel to the top of the tire. the lower the number the "lower profile" it will be. hope this helped.
Old May 17, 2008 | 09:48 AM
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i know you can fit 275/45s on 99-04. if your going to spend the money on g forces you mise well makem beefy.
Old May 17, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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anyone got anymore? cmon!!!! what i want is a tire that is the same in circumfrence a little wider is ok. a LITTLE taller or shorter is ok but not much. i know somone out there knows. pleeeeez help im ready to order from tire rack.com today!!!!
Old May 17, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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on the stock 17" rim the correct tire size is 245/45-17. If you feel like squeezing a wider tire on there you can try a 275/40-17, but those are really the only 2 correct sizes you should be running.
Old May 17, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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the stock tires are 235/55/17 so,are the 245/45 shorter/taller wider/what?
Old May 17, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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ORIGINAL: prplhze05GT

the stock tires are 235/55/17 so,are the 245/45 shorter/taller wider/what?
oh you have an '05, my mistake. Ignore what I posted...
Old May 18, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Go to tirerack.com

Learn how to read tire sizes. Then punch in your present tire and look up the specs. At that point it will be easy to compare your present tire and another tire to compare heights, diameter, width etc.
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