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Hi all

Car: 2002 convertible SS
Cuspension Mods:
Koni Str.t shocks, bmr 1.25" springs
Umi front solid 35mm sway bar, 22mm rear sway bar, 2 point sfc, Adjustbale PHB, Non adjustable LCA and all are poly mounts.

I will be going from stock 16x8" wheels that have 225/60/16 tires to American racing TTM wheels that came off a c4 vette. Front wheels are 17x9" and Rear 17x10.5".

So far I think I need 255/40/17 size for front and 285/40/17 for the rear.

Is this correct size to avoid any tire rubbing issues on a lowered car? If not , what's is a good fit?

Thanks

JD_AMG

Depends on the offsets of the wheels.
I don't see the point in running undersized tires either way though, and they may end up looking stretched. A 9in wide wheel should have a 275 tire on it, and i would run a 305 or 315 on a 10.5in wide wheel, or atleast a 295.

2JAWZ

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On lowered I'd go 275-35 and 295-35

springer_4

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I'm running 315 Nitto's 555 on my rear, no clearance issues.

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I was thinking 255 and 285 is because the sticky from above says the following. It's a bolt on ls1 car so if I don't need to spend money on 305 tires, I rather not and put it towards other projects on the car. Or Is the sticky not accurate anymore?

JD_AMG

Sure, those are the minimum widths, factory cars came with 275s on 9in wide wheels, why go more narrow than that?
And as i said a 285 will look stretched on a 10.5in wide wheel, might as well save the weight and just get a 9in wide wheel for that tire size.

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ok.

I'm not seeing too many options for 295/35/17 tires.
Is this normal or is there a better place than tire rack?

Thanks

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Can I run a square set up of 285/40/17 ?

hokeplaya05

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try a 40 series tire instead of 35. if you had an 18" wheel, then the 295/35 would be optimal

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So I measured the overall height of my 16x8" wheels / 215-60-16 tires and it is 24.5".

What would be overall height of wheels (17x9" and 17x10.5) with tires size of 275-40-17 and 285/40/17?

Thanks again

hokeplaya05

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https://tiresize.com/calculator

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Thank you !!, that's exactly what i needed