275 40 17?

[blk97maro]

I see at lot of you have 275 40 17. I just bought a set of chrome SS wheels which are 17x9 and now I need some tires. I called a couple local tire shops and asked them which size i would need. Some told me 275 40 17 wouldn't work on the front, maybe the back. Some told me 255 40 17 all around.
Maybe they don't know what there talking about?
My current tires on now are 235 55 16.
Will 275 40 17 work? I want the wider tire!!

[00firebird]

well for 17x9.5, you need 275 (265 with streching), i cant imagine 9'' being much different

[FireFighter]

I ran 285/40/17 with a 2'' drop. Never rubbed or anything. I pulled into my work last week to get his tags for his jeep and he was driving his 96 z28 running 315/35/17 up front and 335/35/17 for the rear, of course the fenders were rolled and the rims had the right offset(this car was sick, setup for auto-x I wish I had my digi!). Get a set of 285/40/17's thats the size the older vette's use. I was running a 255/50/17 front and 285/40/17 rear on 17''x9'' 10 spoke ss wheels.

[hockeyman]

Originally posted by blk97maro:

1- My current tires on now are 235 55 16.

2- Will 275 40 17 work? I want the wider tire!!

1= Puke!

2= They will not rub at all. No mods needed, just mount all 4, bolt up and go.

[00firebird]

Originally posted by hockeyman:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by blk97maro:

1- My current tires on now are 235 55 16.

2- Will 275 40 17 work? I want the wider tire!!

1= Puke!

2= They will not rub at all. No mods needed, just mount all 4, bolt up and go. </font>[/QUOTE]1-235/55 was the optional tire package that came stock with the car..how can you rip it.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

i have 275/40/17 on 10 inch rims and no rubbing here

[Little G]

I have the 17" SLP rims and run 275s no problem.

[FirebirdGT]

17x9 and 275/40-17 tires are factory size for the SS and WS6. I have these sizes. No problem.

[shenanigans]

17X9.5s and 275/40/17 all four corners no rubbing problems ever. I have considered running 285s but I think their is a jump in price on them.

EDIT: after looking at some prices, if I needed new tires I'd run 285s all 4 corners.

[hockeyman]

Originally posted by 00firebird:
1-235/55 was the optional tire package that came stock with the car..how can you rip it.

Because I don't like them... I don't care what car they came on.

[blk97maro]

Is the falken ze512 275 40 17 a good tire?

[hockeyman]

Originally posted by blk97maro:
Is the falken ze512 275 40 17 a good tire?

I know a co-worker with faulken tires on his 96 vette, and he loves them. I think he said they were kinda pricey though.

[12secondv6]

GM has 275 40's in ALL four corner's on the firehawk's, WS6's n SS's... it IS possible.

I used to run that size in all four corners [img]smile.gif[/img]