yet another tire size question

[WhiteStang99]

Sorry to post about this, but i have a question about tire size.

I'm thinkin about buying some 17x8s and 17x10.5s for my stang.

what size tire would be the cheapest for these?

would 245/45HR17s fit on both of these wheels? I think I saw that somewhere, but I want to clear it up before I start spendin the money...

in advance

[fast64]

245's on 10.5's would look gay

[WhiteStang99]

well id rather not look gay, thats why im asking...

So what size tires do i need/want?

i dont know what those numbers mean even, except the last one, i know thats wheel size.

[Brent]

245/40/17 on the front (yes 40)

and if possible dont get 10.5 get 10 on the back and go with 275/40/17 on the back

[Brent]

10.5 your looking at the 315 range for tire and thats way to much tire

[WhiteStang99]

so .5 is that big of a deal?

[Brent]

yes

[WhiteStang99]

explain to me what the numbers are. im guessing the first is width, second, height?

[fast64]

first is width i know. and i think the second is the height in percentage of the width. so if you had a 245/40 your wheel would be 245 mm wide and the height would be 40% of 245. i think this is right, someone correct me if i am wrong

[STEVE]

thats the same thing i was told

[fast64]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brent 10.5 your looking at the 315 range for tire and thats way to much tire

those would be like nascar tires, hahaha

[WhiteStang99]

somebody i know is trying to sell me 17x7 wheels... is that ridiculously small or ok?

[STEVE]

its not ridiculous but i dont think it will look good on a stang

[Falcon]

Quote: Originally Posted by 232stang its not ridiculous but i dont think it will look good on a stang

u will want wider or ull look stock or weird

[WhiteStang99]

damn, all this $ is gonna kick my ass... lol

[01mineralgrey6]

Quote: Originally Posted by fast64 first is width i know. and i think the second is the height in percentage of the width. so if you had a 245/40 your wheel would be 245 mm wide and the height would be 40% of 245. i think this is right, someone correct me if i am wrong

your right...
I think you could also use a 295/35 and be fairly close to the right height.
And i will be getting some 10.5s with 315s sometime in the future.if and when i get a v8

[WhiteStang99]

yeah, i decided that 10.5s are waaay too wide. and 7s are way too skinny, lol.

so I'm still looking.

[whipster24]

converting from inches to millimeters is easy too, just take the width in inches and multiply by 25.4 This gives you the approximate tire width for a given rim.