As good weather is coming soon, I'm going to be getting my stang out of storage and put on the new wheels I got for Christmas. I go deep dish black spoke bullit wheels 17X10.5's in the rear and 17X9's for up front. I already know that I'm going to run 315/35zr17's in the rear but want to know what size tire will look exactly the same as the rear but just an inch narrower. I want the front tires to have the same sidewall height as the rear and I want the sidewalls to be straight up and down, not bullged out from the tire being too wide for the rim or too narrow for the rim. I've seen 275/40zr17's on these rims and they look good but I just want to make sure what you guys with these wider rims use. Thanks in advance!
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Ben Toppi
'01 Ford Police Interceptor - Daily driver
'04 Ford Mustang GT, black, 5 speed, 40 series flows, o/r H-pipe, bbk intake, SCT dyno tune, ZEX wet nitrous 125shot, MGW short throw shifter, FRPP aluminum driveshaft, Black Bullitt deep dish wheels with 270/45/17's up front and 315/35/17's out back. Goodyear Eagle F1GSD3's. BBK LCA's. Mach1 grill and assorted stainless accessories - My toy
Dyno #'s = 325hp and 420ft/lbs
1/4 mile= 13.1@110mph w/2.1 60 ft street tires
As good weather is coming soon, I'm going to be getting my stang out of storage and put on the new wheels I got for Christmas. I go deep dish black spoke bullit wheels 17X10.5's in the rear and 17X9's for up front. I already know that I'm going to run 315/35zr17's in the rear but want to know what size tire will look exactly the same as the rear but just an inch narrower. I want the front tires to have the same sidewall height as the rear and I want the sidewalls to be straight up and down, not bullged out from the tire being too wide for the rim or too narrow for the rim. I've seen 275/40zr17's on these rims and they look good but I just want to make sure what you guys with these wider rims use. Thanks in advance!
usually a 275/40 on a 17x9...... i think sidewall difference is very minimal, i ran it on a 17x8 on rear and 245/45 on front with 17x8 rim and sidewalls looked about same
245/45 is same sidewall as 315/35.
here are some pics of a 245/45 up from 274/40 rear on a17x8...
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-Felipe, 2002 Mustang GT 5 Speed
Track Results = 13.53@102.4mph 1.97 60' on 245/45/17 Street Tires
|Cold Air Intake|MAC 70MM Throttle Body|C&L Plenum|MM CC Plates|SCT Xcal2|Steeda Triax|Ford 3.73 Gears|Steeda LCA|FRPP "C" Springs|Kenny Brown Subframe Connectors|MAC O/R H-Pipe|MAC Catback|Strange Engineering 10Way Struts|8K H.I.D. Kit|Spec2|Nitto 555r 315/35/17 |
Go at least 255/45s on the front. I have 17x10 on the back and 17x9 on the front running 275/40/17 rear and 245/45/17 front and the fronts are too narrow.
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1997 Mustang GT- Sniper NO2, Bassani Off-road X pipe, Flowmaster Catback, C Springs, tons of other little things-
Thanks guys. I appreciate it. I think I'm going to go with the 275/40's for the front because I saw a car in a back issue of Mustang Enthusiast that had the same wheel combo I have and they look sweet. The guy was running 315/35's out back to and the sidewalls looked the same front and back.
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Ben Toppi
'01 Ford Police Interceptor - Daily driver
'04 Ford Mustang GT, black, 5 speed, 40 series flows, o/r H-pipe, bbk intake, SCT dyno tune, ZEX wet nitrous 125shot, MGW short throw shifter, FRPP aluminum driveshaft, Black Bullitt deep dish wheels with 270/45/17's up front and 315/35/17's out back. Goodyear Eagle F1GSD3's. BBK LCA's. Mach1 grill and assorted stainless accessories - My toy
Dyno #'s = 325hp and 420ft/lbs
1/4 mile= 13.1@110mph w/2.1 60 ft street tires
17" X 9" Wheels, what size tire fits best? 
, MGW short throw shifter, FRPP aluminum driveshaft, Black Bullitt deep dish wheels with 270/45/17's up front and 315/35/17's out back. Goodyear Eagle F1GSD3's. BBK LCA's. Mach1 grill and assorted stainless accessories - My toy
