[V8] Tire size for 17x8 rims

[Ed Kellock]

Here's an exerpt from my cheat sheet...

215/60-15  ---------------
215/50-17  +7.8 mm
225/45-17   -4.7 mm
235/45-17  +4.3 mm
245/40-17  -11.2 mm
255/40-15  -3.2 mm

-11.2 mm  245/40-17
-4.7 mm  225/45-17
-3.2 mm  255/40-15
------------  215/60-15
+4.3 mm  235/45-17
+7.8 mm  215/50-17

Ed


On 5/30/07, Emy <emanuel11 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Someone will have to refresh my memory on the stock
> tire size because i've been running 225/50r15(smaller)
> for a while now and will soon be upgrading to a 17x8
> rim. According to sources online, the stock tire size
> is a 215/60r15 which means a 255/40r17 would be close
> to stock rolling radius. I think Ron W. has ran 255's
> on his V8 and I was curious as to see how it
> interfere's with a stock suspension or lowered
> suspension as well as different links to pictures.
> I'll post pictures of the wheel and tire combo as soon
> as i purchase the tires and get them installed. While
> i'm in there and after replaceing tires I want to get
> an alignment so I might as well replace tie rod ends
> and whatever else I haven't replaced yet on the front
> suspension. Thanks folks.
>
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