235/55/17 tires? July 23, 2010, 12:00:04 AM has anybody ran them before or will they be too tall? Quote Selected
235/55/17 tires? Reply #1 – July 23, 2010, 12:22:58 AM http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html-- Quote Selected
235/55/17 tires? Reply #2 – July 23, 2010, 01:07:56 AM Too tall for what? I have 255.40.17's up front and 275.40.17's out back. No rub,no issues. Quote Selected
235/55/17 tires? Reply #3 – July 23, 2010, 02:23:32 AM well i want to run 235/55/17 out back, its 15mm taller then your tires. i dont know if that will rub the fender wells. just seeing if anybody has done it. im running the same back tires as you right now vinnie Quote Selected
235/55/17 tires? Reply #4 – July 23, 2010, 09:33:52 AM Isn't that a narrower tire though? It should be fine.15mm isn't really that much,and my tires still have a lot of room from the top of the tire to the inner fender.I even have a little room left to the outer fender. Quote Selected
235/55/17 tires? Reply #5 – July 23, 2010, 12:56:11 PM alright great to know! thanks vinnie! Quote Selected
235/55/17 tires? Reply #7 – July 23, 2010, 02:37:49 PM Quote from: SR71blackbird;329239well i want to run 235/55/17 out back, its 15mm taller then your tires. i dont know if that will rub the fender wells. just seeing if anybody has done it. im running the same back tires as you right now vinnieI think youre a bit mislead by tire dimensions. A 235/55/17 is 1.5 inches (38.1mm) taller than a 275/40/17. The aspect ratio (40, 55) is a percentage of the tread width, not an actual measurement. Quote Selected
235/55/17 tires? Reply #8 – July 23, 2010, 02:52:49 PM I'd still have enough room in the rear fenders for that kind of added height. Quote Selected