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    Hey just got some rims.
    17 x 8.5 (fronts)
    18 x 9.5 (rears)

    Now im looking for tires and wondering what will fit.

    rears - 265's/35/18 will they fit?

    what does the 35 mean?

  • #2
    Re: looking for tires to fit

    first number is the width of the tire, second number is the sidewall height, last number is the diameter of the tire.

    the first and second are in MM the last is in inches btw.

    9.5 your fine going to 275 i belive.

    front i think you can go 265. i know stock size you can only go 255, so 265 on an 8.5" should be fine.
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    • #3
      Re: looking for tires to fit

      Originally posted by loser
      first number is the width of the tire, second number is the sidewall height, last number is the diameter of the tire.

      the first and second are in MM the last is in inches btw.

      9.5 your fine going to 275 i belive.

      front i think you can go 265. i know stock size you can only go 255, so 265 on an 8.5" should be fine.
      You could, if you wanted, go bigger on the back. All the way up to 295 if i'm not mistaken.

      Course you shouldn't be asking us really.. either you ask the tire shop you're buying them on, or you look it up on tirerack.com, which is the only other place you'd really be buying tires.


      Originally posted by SSMOWS6
      i mean, you can always fly wes out there and since he's a tool sometimes, fashion him into a plow for the maro
      R.I.P. '07 Pats
      Still... 18-1 > 1 and done

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      • #4
        Re: looking for tires to fit

        Originally posted by loser
        first number is the width of the tire, second number is the sidewall height, last number is the diameter of the tire.

        the first and second are in MM the last is in inches btw.
        Actually the second number, 35, is not MM. It is the height of sidewall but it is a percentage of the total width, that being your first number of 265. So to make it a little easier to understand. Your cars tire will be 265mm wide and the side wall be 35% of that which would be 92.75MM and the 18 of course is your rim size in inches.

        As far as helping you on what would fit that I cannot do. I'm with Fireball and ask the rep your buying tires from.
        Originally posted by kala
        I'll have buttsecks with Richard Simmons!

        TEAM BLACK!!!
        parting her out

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        • #5
          Re: looking for tires to fit

          whats the widest tire i can fit on the stock rim?

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          • #6
            Re: looking for tires to fit

            will a 245/45/17 work on the front of our cars without rubbing

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            • #7
              Re: looking for tires to fit

              255 is the widest you can fit on the stock 8in wide wheel, although not everyone will agree that that is the best choice.

              brad94, it would depend on the width of the 17in rim.


              Originally posted by SSMOWS6
              i mean, you can always fly wes out there and since he's a tool sometimes, fashion him into a plow for the maro
              R.I.P. '07 Pats
              Still... 18-1 > 1 and done

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              • #8
                Re: looking for tires to fit

                the rim is 8.5" i was just wondering if someone else had a similiar setup with any problems

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                • #9
                  Re: looking for tires to fit

                  Originally posted by brad94
                  the rim is 8.5" i was just wondering if someone else had a similiar setup with any problems
                  A lot of people have 275/35/17s and don't have any trouble with rubbing. So on those skinnier tires it should be no sweat.


                  Originally posted by SSMOWS6
                  i mean, you can always fly wes out there and since he's a tool sometimes, fashion him into a plow for the maro
                  R.I.P. '07 Pats
                  Still... 18-1 > 1 and done

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                  • #10
                    Re: looking for tires to fit

                    Heres a fbody wheel/tire table off of ls1tech
                    that might be useful.

                    The numbers in the columns are as follows:
                    WIDTH ..... OFFSET ......... WIDTH OF TIRE

                    Front and Rear

                    7.0" ..... +35 to +40 mm .... 215, 225, 235
                    7.5" ..... +35 to +45 mm .... 215, 225, 235
                    8.0" ..... +38 to +55 mm .... 225, 235, 245
                    8.5" ..... +38 to +45 mm .... 235, 245, 255
                    9.0" ..... +38 to +56 mm .... 255, 265, 275
                    9.5" ..... +38 to +56 mm .... 255, 265, 275, 285
                    10.0" ... +38 to +48 mm .... 265, 275, 285

                    REAR Only

                    10.0" ... +38 to +54 mm .... 275, 285, 295
                    10.5" ... +38 to +50 mm .... 285, 295, 305, 315
                    11.0" ... +45 to +56 mm .... 305, 315, 335

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