tire question

[Leo]

tire question
need new rear tires for the pickup.
right now its on 245/70/17s
i found a great deal on some 275/60/17s
instead of the height being 70 its 60. u guys think itll make it look weird? the truck sits alot higher on the back but itll be like 10mm shorter on the wheel. thing is itll be ALOT wider. should i get em or stick with the same 245/70s?

[jose]

tire question
need new rear tires for the pickup.
right now its on 245/70/17s
i found a great deal on some 275/60/17s
instead of the height being 70 its 60. u guys think itll make it look weird? the truck sits alot higher on the back but itll be like 10mm shorter on the wheel. thing is itll be ALOT wider. should i get em or stick with the same 245/70s?

you probably wont even notice it.. i did something similar and i couldn't tell the difference.

[Leo]

yeah im thinkin the same shit. it comes out to the exact same price as getting the 245s. and they look wimpy as shit on the truck. i might as well go with wider ones.

[1JALi]

sell that pos truck and get a honda.

[Orange Rush]

well the 10mm difference is not going to be noticed a lot. maybe by you but not others. and the wider tire is going to increase wear.

[Leo]

i already have a honda u "FKN FGT" lol
fuck hondas. i dont think ill ever want one again.

[1JALi]

195/60/15 ftw

[jose]

well the 10mm difference is not going to be noticed a lot. maybe by you but not others. and the wider tire is going to increase wear.

wider increases wear?? :dunno: i mean i know it obviously covers more area..

[Leo]

195/60/15 ftw
actually the honda i have has 14s. fuck slow hondas. and ur slow sc300 lexus. prison bitch...

[Orange Rush]

well efficiency wise the wider tire causes more area to meet the asphalt, causeing a higher traction rate. the ratio of traction to tire dimensions is proportionate to the displacement of the wear of the tread.

[Leo]

wider increases wear?? :dunno: i mean i know it obviously covers more area..
bs. i had 275 on the rear and 245s on the front of my mustand and the front tires didnt last as long as the rear

[1JALi]

Leo, thanks for looking out man.

[jose]

well efficiency wise the wider tire causes more area to meet the asphalt, causeing a higher traction rate. the ratio of traction to tire dimensions is proportionate to the displacement of the wear of the tread.

http://www.speakeasydesigns.com/richter/pix/nerd.jpg
:lawl:
I kid! i Kid!

thanks for the explanation.

[Orange Rush]

did u read the tread wear on each of the tires? it is usually a 3 digit number ranging from about 200-600. higher numbers are longer lasting tread.

[Leo]

Leo, thanks for looking out man.:wink:

[Leo]

did u read the tread wear on each of the tires? it is usually a 3 digit number ranging from about 200-600. higher numbers are longer lasting tread.
nah, i never look at shit like that. ur prolly right

[1JALi]

<140 treadwear on 275/30/19's :lawl:

[Leo]

ali ur sig with the horse was better.

[1JALi]

I know, I want to edit that shit but it won't let me.

[Leo]

lmfao

[JOei ROck]

i was under the impression that the middle number on tire size was the percentage of the first number ... meaning ... 245/70/17 is for a 17rim obviously and 245mm wide and 171.5mm high???
so the hight difference b/w 245/70/17 and 275/60/17 is only 5.5mm

this is why a 225/50/15 tire is taller than a 205/50/15 tire?????? <--(honda sizes)

[JOei ROck]

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[Orange Rush]

nope. the numbers are all in Millimeters.

first number is tire width
second is tire wall height
third is the rim size

[1JALi]

dj laz, that chico's a piiimp.

[flexnix]

Stop being a jew, Leo. Go with some thick BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/As.

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/overview/all-terrain-t-a-ko/44.html

They offer
245/75R17
265/70R17
265/70R17

[Leo]

how much are they?