Alternative tires for 17x10.5"

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Jan 14, 2008 | 07:57 AM

PColav6

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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?

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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.

Any ideas/thoughts?

Last edited by PColav6; Jan 14, 2008 at 08:07 AM.

Jan 14, 2008 | 09:34 AM

00blkstanggt

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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.

Jan 14, 2008 | 01:28 PM

spike_africa

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Have you looked into tirerack.com and tires.com (aka discount tires)?

Jan 14, 2008 | 01:48 PM

r3dn3ck

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dude yeah... TIRERACK. You can get them for around 200. Plan on 250+ for anything else.

Jan 14, 2008 | 04:43 PM

PColav6

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Tire rack is out of Sumi 315s until late feb as well.

Jan 16, 2008 | 01:43 AM

NoKturnaL

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i must have been one of the last ones to take the final 2 sumis 315's.. hehehe I got them 2 weeks ago from tirerack.com

Jan 16, 2008 | 07:37 AM

stanger00

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nitto drag radials or you could look into the GS-D3's but those cost a lot.

Jan 16, 2008 | 09:03 AM

HokieStang00

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Yeah, Goodyear and there are some good BFG's or MT's, but I doubt they are under 200$. I'd like to see a picture from that guy with 275/40's on his 17x10.5's. Talk about being cheap.