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Title: 235/55/17 tires?
Post by: SR71blackbird on July 23, 2010, 12:00:04 AM
has anybody ran them before or will they be too tall?
Title: 235/55/17 tires?
Post by: Watchdevil on July 23, 2010, 12:22:58 AM
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html (http://"http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html")




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Title: 235/55/17 tires?
Post by: vinnietbird on 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.
Title: 235/55/17 tires?
Post by: SR71blackbird on 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
Title: 235/55/17 tires?
Post by: vinnietbird on 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.
Title: 235/55/17 tires?
Post by: SR71blackbird on July 23, 2010, 12:56:11 PM
alright great to know! thanks vinnie!
Title: 235/55/17 tires?
Post by: vinnietbird on July 23, 2010, 02:20:52 PM
Glad I could help.
Title: 235/55/17 tires?
Post by: bhazard on July 23, 2010, 02:37:49 PM
Quote from: SR71blackbird;329239
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



I 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.
Title: 235/55/17 tires?
Post by: vinnietbird on July 23, 2010, 02:52:49 PM
I'd still have enough room in the rear fenders for that kind of added height.