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What size tyres do people run
Hi all,
I have purchased a set of team 3 AC III rims which I am waiting on delivery. I have 17 x 7 front and 17 x 9.5 rear. Just wondering what size tyres people are running on similar rims sizes, and what recommendations you all have for tyres in general. The car is used only for road no track work as yet. Cheers Andrew |
Its a bit hard to find anything but 235/45R17 front and 275/40R17 rear. Would be the most popular 17" sizes. I think my wheels are 8" and 9.5" and this is what I have.
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I ran 275's on my Team 3 9.5 rears. Fitted nicely, I ended up removing my Team 3 wheels. The 9.5's have a welded on bead on inside of the rims which seemed fine for street but not track load IMHO. They grind and polish the weld down (initially I thought the rim had a crack all the way round. Anyways not bashing Team 3 just letting you know my experience
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245/45 on 17x8 Fronts
285/40 on 17x10 Rear cheers Dave |
245/45 on 17x9 Fronts
315/35 on 17x10.5 Rear cheers |
Not really relevant but my 17's I run
275/40 on 10 inch front 335/35 on 12 inch rear Use this https://tiresize.com/tyre-size-calculator/ it helps a lot with profiles etc Most guys on cobras run a .05 smaller aspect ratio in the rear relevant to width. |
245/40 on 8"
275/40 on 10" |
275 or 285 is about as wide as you would want on a 9.5 inch rim. I've seen a 315 installed on one and the bead looked really pulled in. 11 inch is the ideal for a 315.
Cheers |
245x45zrx17 " front on 17x8.5
275x40zrx17 " rear on 17x10 nexon |
Andrew if you ever get around to running the proper size wheels and tyres, I have 255/60X15s on eight inch front rims and 295/50X15s on ten inch rears. :)
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245 fronts on 8" rims
285 rears on 9.5" rims |
Street
17x8 - 245 17x9.5 - 275 Track 18x9.5 - 235 18x11 - 285 Wider rim than tyre stretches the tread and in my experience gave more grip... Just my 2c worth. |
Hi all,
Thanks for you input so looks like 275 or 285 is the go for the rear. The guys that are running the 285 on 17" rims where did you get your tyres from and what are they? I have done some looking and haven't been able to find any tyres other than a P zero in 285/40/17. At $450 odd a tyre probably just a bit out of the budget. :LOL: Cheers Andrew |
Nitto NT05 275/40ZR17 98W
Nitto 275 40R17 98W NT05 Tyre Passenger | eBay |
285 / 17 is a listed size in KU36, but good luck finding them. I think DaveW got the last ones in Australia!
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I think Michaels Tyre House may still have KU36 285/40ZR17 according to their web site. Price has gone up $100 ea.
There was 8 left when i bought mine down from QLD. 285/40R17 KUMHO KU36 SR cheers Dave |
I have rims that are 17 x 8.5 on the front and 10.5 on the rear.
On those rims I run front is 245/45 and the rear is 315/35. Tyres are kumho KU36. |
I have 285 40 17 KU36's
There where plenty in stock last September. |
This might help you....
Tyre Size for Rim Size/Width Calculator - What's the best tyre size for my rim? Cheers, Warren |
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