What tire size would some of your recommend for 17's? i got some 17 cobra wheels for cheap and was curious what to wrap them in.....
. . . you should ask . . . Hey man, you should ask ( MTB68TOY ) he runs Cobra wheels on his ride! Im sure he would be most helpful on this ! Or you can read his post, from my thread on (84 - 88 customization) ( rims for pickups . . . ) L o w N l o u d
you want the diameter of the tire to be the same as stock.. or as close as possible, if its off you're speedometer will be off a tad.. 215/50-17's would be closest to the correct diameter of the tire.. check the overall diameter http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp
just stating . . . Just gonna say, " Totally awesome wheel / tire link there cEElint " " Highly recommended ! " Only thing not in there is offfset(s) L o w N l o u d
who really cares if their speedo is off a little? if you go with something smaller than stock ( witch is a good thing to do because stock size tires a fawking HUGE!) your speedo reads faster than what you are really doing. so in a way it keeps you out of trouble.
well offset shouldnt make any difference in the diameter of the wheel/tire.. only how far they stick out
93 yoter that seems like a pretty good size you run. ill give those a whirl. As for the speedo issues...mine doesnt even work...lol so i could care less. thanks for the replys
Offset will play a part in the tire size. High offset plus some wide rubber will cause rubbing on the inner wall or when turning. and Low offset will do the same just rubbing in different spots.
That I know, I was just including it for the purpose of " possible " rubbing issues ( like Skip quoted ), but, that varies completely with every ride, its suspension set-up and so on . . . knowing that total height is major factor in speedometer being correct, I sure wouldn't/don't mind that my speedometer is off either. Very good points ! L o w N l o u d
Im running 235/45/17's now and im getting trambling(sp?) now its really annoying. im thinking of stepping down to 205/50/17 or even 215/50/17 but im afraid of rubbing and will a 8" wide rim be to much for a 205 or 215 tire?
I had 17" Cobra's on my 93. The size was 17x8 with 255/40/17's and I had no issues but I'am running 4wd fenders and the truck is at stock height. Right now I'am running Weld draglites with 275/50/15's and they come very close to the frame but I'am talking about the rear of the truck not the front. James
i got 40 series on my 18" racing harts.. the rids is shyti but i dunno if its because of the lo profile tires or that i have stock shocks.. haha
