Alternative tires for 17x10.5"
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Alternative tires for 17x10.5"
Are there any other tires besides Sumis (out of stock for another month "or 2" according to AM) that are < $200 each and good for daily driving on a 17x10.5 wheel?
I was looking at Nitto DR's but that would seem kind of weird on a stock v6, and wouldn't I get pretty bad wet traction with DRs?
I read this from another forum, is there any truth to this?
Any ideas/thoughts?
I was looking at Nitto DR's but that would seem kind of weird on a stock v6, and wouldn't I get pretty bad wet traction with DRs?
I read this from another forum, is there any truth to this?
a 285/40/17 has a total diameter of 25.97 inches, so we can call that 26". The 315/35 has a diameter of 25.68". So you are looking at a difference of a little more then a 1/4 inch. Not too bad. The contact patch is right at 11 inches for the 285 and 12.4" for the 315. So there is a little difference in size, but not too much. Of course tires are all different from each manufacturer. So, you know a 275/40/17 is the same overall diameter and is rated for a 9 to 11 inch wide wheel. So you can run a 275/40/17 no problem on a 10.5" wide wheel. I have done it numerous times and they work just fine. Of course a 285 will give you a little more meat on the ground, but not too much.
Last edited by PColav6; 01-14-2008 at 08:07 AM.
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I'm interested in this as well. I need a new set of rear tires for my 10.5 and I was counting on AM having the sumis in. I guess I'll wait another month or so and see what happens. I had to put my stock crappy V6 wheels back on because my tires were so bald. Hopefully someone can chime in with an idea.
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