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17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Hi guys,
I have a set of these wheels I am thinking of using on my truck, but am at a loss on tire size. I have seen a couple pics of 275/55R17 and 255/55/17's, but would like to see more of these and other sizes that fit 17x8's. Thanks!
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Are you lowered any? I'm running 255/50/17 front with 275/55/17 rear and a 3.5/5 drop.
I know a 275/60/17-255/60/17 combo works good as well. ![]()
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
I'm not lowered aside from a little 40 yr old spring sag. I might lower in the future and i would keep this set of wheels, so I would need something that looks good both ways
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
What brand tires are these? Thanks.
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Im running 17X8's on the front and 17X9-1/2 's on the rear with 255/60/17 and 275/60/17 Toyo proxes ST ll's
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Truck looks good jgmc. what is your drop? I can't really see the rear wheel that great....how different are the sidewall heights?
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Dang, I can't get over how pretty that truck is...but what is that Ford butt doing sticking out in front of your truck??
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Also interested!
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
How much do you plan to lower, if and when you do? I would go with 275/60/17-255/60/17 tires. They're tall enough to fill up the wheelwells, and still look great. You can also run this size tire with a decent amount of drop.
Adam, I was hoping the beauty of my truck would completely overtake any view of the F@%D. ![]()
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
I would maybe go with a 2/4 drop, or just drop the rear to level the truck out...nothing too drastic.
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
The 60 series tires will be perfect with a 2/4 drop. The 55's would still look good with that drop also. It's just gonna come down to tire preference now.
The only tires I know of that you can get matched sets for either size is Toyo, Goodyear, and Bridgestone in the 60 series and Pirelli in the 55 series. The Pirelli's are a bit expensive. The Toyo's won't be near as much, but it's very hard to find a Toyo tire dealer. I know you can get them from Newstalgia. I don't like Goodyear tires at all, and I didn't really care for the look of the Bridgestones.
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
I have 275/50 on the rear and 255/50 on the front
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
THanks for the responses guys. I am thinking 275/60's or 275/65's out back for sure, but dont know if i should get them for the front too. I like a bit more sidewall, and 50's seem a little too short. Does anyone have any pics of 275/60's-65's all the way around?
I am a big fan of Cooper Tires. I have Discoverer ATR's on my crew cab that have 80K on them and still have about 1/3 of the tread left. I can get both sizes above in the Discoverer H/T's, but I am not wild about the tread pattern. I wish Cooper Cobra's came in 17's!!
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
There is 1" difference in the 275/60/17(30") and the 255/60/17(29"). You can get the Cooper Cobra in a 275/60/17. That's the only 17" tire in the Cobra though. Some local tire dealers will say that they're not made or not available. I know that Summit Racing has them. I can't remember right now who's it is, but there's a member here with 275/60/17's all around on his truck. It's a red 72 with TTII's. I just can't remember if it's a Chevy or GMC, though.
Darkhorse, my tires are Hankook Ventus ST RH06.
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Has anyone used this wheel/tire set up?
Front wheels 17x8 w/ 4"BS with 275/55-17 Rear wheels 17x9.5 w/ 5" /BS with 275/55-17 Most people use 255/(55 or 50)-17 for the fronts, but I am having a really hard time finding matching sets with the 255/275 combination. The overall width of the 255/275 tires has only a 3/4" difference 275 (10.82") and 255 (10.04"). I figure that with the offset of the 8" wheel I can compensate for the wider tire at the front. I can get a good price locally for the 275/55-17 on Toyo ST ii, and before I buy them I will like to know if there will be a fitment issue at the front. Any ideas or suggestions? Posted via Mobile Device |
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![]() I did some searching recently on the Discount Tire and Tire Rack sites. There's lots of options on 275/60/17 tires. It's just very hard to find a matching 275/60-255/60/17 combo.
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
I have 17 x 8 with 275x50 in the rear, 255x50 in the front:
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
275/60/17 front and back, front 17x8, back are 17x10.
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Thanks JCA, I think that is the look I am after
![]() do you have a couple more pics? What backspace are those wheels? 4.5"? Lookin good!
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Great perspective, thanks for posting those pics! how do you like the goodyears?
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Dale, those look great, i have 6 lug too so was considering that style
What brand and bs on those wheels if you have that info please... they seem to fit real nice thanks Dave
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My wheels are Summit 6 spoke Legends 17 x 8 w/4.5 BS. On my 69, I had to add 1.5 in. spacers on the back to push the wheels out a bit. The fronts worked fine with the disc brake conversion which pushes the hubs out 3/4" on each side. The Legend wheels are less than $200.00 ea. Dale
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Re: 17"x8" wheel/tire pics?
Thanks Dale, I saw those the other when I was looking. I may recheck them out I keep thinking something used will turn up but not yet. I had done some measuring and thought the 4.5 might work but that might make them look inset too much.
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