Tire fitment ?

[Intothenight19]

I'm slapping my Volks on come summer and I'm hoping to run some decent size tires in the rear, they are +40 offset all the way around. 17x8.5 front/17x10 rear, how wide of a tire could I slap on there without rubbing? Thanks everyone..

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[Kyle87T]

A 275 tire will fit fine, which should be all you need.

 

[MKIIINA]

pretty wide im thinking.... im running a 275 on a 9.5 rear so im thinking a 285 or 295 would work

 

[Intothenight19]

I was wanting to go with 295 i just dont want to rub, I test fitted the wheels already and they look nasty, the rears barely clear the strut though I forget because it was a while ago but i think they cleared by like .5" lol

 

[MKIIINA]

maybe run a small spacer to help bump it out some to add clearance

 

[Intothenight19]

Yeah I will try, definitely wanting to run some big meats for the summer haha

 

[tissimo]

They dont make 295s in 17s at least from what I've seen.. 285 should fit no problem though..

 

[Keros]

I ran some numbers for ya, from 1010tires.com:

275/40R17

Section Width: 10.82 in 275 mm
Rim Width Range: 9 - 11 in
Overall Diameter: 25.66 in 651.76 mm
Sidewall Height: 4.33 in 109.98 mm


285/40R17

Section Width: 11.22 in 285 mm
Rim Width Range: 9.5 - 11 in
Overall Diameter: 25.97 in 659.63 mm
Sidewall Height: 4.48 in 113.79 mm


295/40R17

Section Width: 11.61 in 295 mm
Rim Width Range: Fucking Huge
Overall Diameter: 26.29 in 667.76 mm
Sidewall Height: 4.64 in 117.85 mm


285/35R17

Section Width: 11.22 in 285 mm
Rim Width Range: Fucking Huge
Overall Diameter: 24.85 in 631.19 mm
Sidewall Height: 3.92 in 99.568 mm


I think 275 or 285 are your best bet if it's tight on the inside. There's no point in paying extra for 295 (if they even make them) when a 275 will do the job with ease :thumbup:

 

[Intothenight19]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=g-Force+T%2FA+KDW&vehicleSearch=false&partnum=84YR7GFTAKDW&fromCompare1=yes&place=4


Probably going to go with these here, any comments? I've got them all the way around on my other wheels right now and they grip well...

 

[tissimo]

Never tried those, but if they're anything like the BFG KD tires then I'm sure they're awesome..

 

[MKIIINA]

just reading over the comments im not sre i would pick them up. i have kuhmo esxta's currently on my car and they are really nice all around...ill check the exact model when i get home