255/55/17 rims and wheels - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

gchemist · 10-10-2006, 08:12 PM

Does anyone have a picture of a 255/55/17 wheel combo? This combo may end up on my 4 doory Jimmy.

boxrodz · 10-10-2006, 11:04 PM

G-
Here's a couple of pics of a former forum member's 75 Chevy. It's riding on 255/55/17s.

gchemist · 10-11-2006, 01:43 AM

Hey THANKS!!
Darn they look too big to fit my 4 door Jimmy. I want a 28" tire wheel combo. Looks like I might have to search for a 16" wheel with a 27-28" total diameter.
However, the 255/55 would like some nice meat in the rear. I can always use a smaller tire on the front.

bodydropped · 10-11-2006, 09:29 AM

heres mine with a 245/45 and 255/55 combo on my 96 i went to a 245/40 in the frt and a 245/45 in the rear

ill try and get a better pic of the new combo but i ran around with a 245/ 40 frt and a 255/50 for a week and i didnt like the look but i did it with the 45s in the frt and it look pretty killer

boatpuller · 10-11-2006, 02:55 PM

rear 275/55/17 front 225/55/17 i like it when the top tucks under wheel well.

smashingchuck · 10-11-2006, 07:27 PM

thats what I have on the back... fronts are 225's. I think mine are 50 series maybe I really can't remember.

**N2TRUX** · 10-12-2006, 09:01 AM

boatpuller- Do you have any better pics of your truck? I don't think I have any pics of your truck on file.

Sorry for the-:hj:

79Silv4x4 · 10-12-2006, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by gchemist

Hey THANKS!!
Darn they look too big to fit my 4 door Jimmy. I want a 28" tire wheel combo. Looks like I might have to search for a 16" wheel with a 27-28" total diameter.
However, the 255/55 would like some nice meat in the rear. I can always use a smaller tire on the front.

255/55/17 shows to be 28.04 inches tall. A 255/50/70 is around 27 inches tall.

gchemist · 10-12-2006, 10:09 AM

Yup, the 255/50 is equal to the stock 205/75/15 wheel - 27". The 3.42 gear in the Jimmy should easily turn a 255/55/17 tire. The larger size will put my cruise RPM right near my target of 2000-2100 RPMs. The larger wheel also limits the amount I can lower it too. I want to tuck the wheels nice into the wells. I need to make my decision in two weeks. Da Jimmy needs some wheels badly.

killthewabbit · 10-12-2006, 06:41 PM

Boatpuller, what size rims do you have? They look sweet! I'm guessing 17x8, but are the fronts and rears the same size and offset?

boatpuller · 10-12-2006, 08:30 PM

thanks...17 x8 hopsters all the way around.not meaning to jump on somebody else's post's,but this wheel size,lowered specs,is very important and hard to get real clear answers on when your new and trying to get idea's what it would look like.just trying to help folks that are in the same boat i was.

killthewabbit · 10-12-2006, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boatpuller

thanks...17 x8 hopsters all the way around.not meaning to jump on somebody else's post's,but this wheel size,lowered specs,is very important and hard to get real clear answers on when your new and trying to get idea's what it would look like.just trying to help folks that are in the same boat i was.

Same offsets all the way around too?

Sorry if I'm threadjacking...:tj:

boxrodz · 10-12-2006, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boatpuller

rear 275/55/17 front 225/55/17 i like it when the top tucks under wheel well.

I agree. Tuck some wheel, stagger them and maintain a slight rake for that sleek, hot rod look.

BTW, you truck is looking as sharp as ever.

gchemist · 10-13-2006, 10:13 AM

This is a picture of a Jimmy with 255/60/117 - 28" tall. The other picture is a 255/55/17 tucked nicely in a lowered S10 truck.
So should I mount the 255/55' or 255/50's?

boxrodz · 10-13-2006, 02:35 PM

I'm not quite following the wheel sizes listed your last post, but IMO since you're planning on lowering the Blazer, I would think a 255/50 would fit and look better. The 255/55 may be a bit overpowering for that size of a vehicle, unless it has a 4by stance.

Malo83 · 10-19-2006, 03:00 PM

G-man i'm running 255/45/18s on my wifes Blazer and they fit perfect with the 2/3 Drop, wish I had a pic

, but check out blazinlow.com they have a ton of pics of lowered jimmys and Blazers.
John

gchemist · 10-21-2006, 08:27 PM

Thanks for the link. I'll post pictures once I have the new wheels put on.

10-10-2006, 08:12 PM	#1
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	255/55/17 rims and wheels Does anyone have a picture of a 255/55/17 wheel combo? This combo may end up on my 4 doory Jimmy. __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

10-10-2006, 11:04 PM	#2
boxrodz Until Seventy Times Seven Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rocky Mountain Front Range Posts: 1,301	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels G- Here's a couple of pics of a former forum member's 75 Chevy. It's riding on 255/55/17s. Attached Images __________________ boxRODz 1983 C10 SWB Fleetside When two halves is gone, there's nuthin left. Two nothings is nuthin. That's mathematics son. You can argue with me but you can't argue with figures. Two half nothings is a whole nuthin... Last edited by boxrodz; 10-11-2006 at 12:06 AM.

10-11-2006, 01:43 AM	#3
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels Hey THANKS!! Darn they look too big to fit my 4 door Jimmy. I want a 28" tire wheel combo. Looks like I might have to search for a 16" wheel with a 27-28" total diameter. However, the 255/55 would like some nice meat in the rear. I can always use a smaller tire on the front. Last edited by gchemist; 10-11-2006 at 01:45 AM.

10-11-2006, 09:29 AM	#4
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels heres mine with a 245/45 and 255/55 combo on my 96 i went to a 245/40 in the frt and a 245/45 in the rear ill try and get a better pic of the new combo but i ran around with a 245/ 40 frt and a 255/50 for a week and i didnt like the look but i did it with the 45s in the frt and it look pretty killer __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg

10-11-2006, 02:55 PM	#5
boatpuller Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sun City West, Az Posts: 3,822	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels rear 275/55/17 front 225/55/17 i like it when the top tucks under wheel well. Attached Images Last edited by boatpuller; 10-11-2006 at 02:55 PM.

10-11-2006, 07:27 PM	#6
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels thats what I have on the back... fronts are 225's. I think mine are 50 series maybe I really can't remember. Attached Images __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build

10-12-2006, 09:01 AM	#7
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels boatpuller- Do you have any better pics of your truck? I don't think I have any pics of your truck on file. Sorry for the-:hj: __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra" Last edited by N2TRUX; 10-12-2006 at 09:02 AM.

10-12-2006, 10:09 AM	#9
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels Yup, the 255/50 is equal to the stock 205/75/15 wheel - 27". The 3.42 gear in the Jimmy should easily turn a 255/55/17 tire. The larger size will put my cruise RPM right near my target of 2000-2100 RPMs. The larger wheel also limits the amount I can lower it too. I want to tuck the wheels nice into the wells. I need to make my decision in two weeks. Da Jimmy needs some wheels badly. __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos Last edited by gchemist; 10-12-2006 at 10:15 AM.

10-12-2006, 06:41 PM	#10
killthewabbit Spear and magic helmet! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,226	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels Boatpuller, what size rims do you have? They look sweet! I'm guessing 17x8, but are the fronts and rears the same size and offset?

10-12-2006, 08:30 PM	#11
boatpuller Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sun City West, Az Posts: 3,822	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels thanks...17 x8 hopsters all the way around.not meaning to jump on somebody else's post's,but this wheel size,lowered specs,is very important and hard to get real clear answers on when your new and trying to get idea's what it would look like.just trying to help folks that are in the same boat i was.

10-13-2006, 10:13 AM	#14
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels This is a picture of a Jimmy with 255/60/117 - 28" tall. The other picture is a 255/55/17 tucked nicely in a lowered S10 truck. So should I mount the 255/55' or 255/50's? Attached Images __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

10-13-2006, 02:35 PM	#15
boxrodz Until Seventy Times Seven Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rocky Mountain Front Range Posts: 1,301	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels I'm not quite following the wheel sizes listed your last post, but IMO since you're planning on lowering the Blazer, I would think a 255/50 would fit and look better. The 255/55 may be a bit overpowering for that size of a vehicle, unless it has a 4by stance. __________________ boxRODz 1983 C10 SWB Fleetside When two halves is gone, there's nuthin left. Two nothings is nuthin. That's mathematics son. You can argue with me but you can't argue with figures. Two half nothings is a whole nuthin...

10-19-2006, 03:00 PM	#16
Malo83 Cruzzzn' Vet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Porterville,Ca. Posts: 1,918	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels G-man i'm running 255/45/18s on my wifes Blazer and they fit perfect with the 2/3 Drop, wish I had a pic , but check out blazinlow.com they have a ton of pics of lowered jimmys and Blazers. John

10-21-2006, 08:27 PM	#17
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Re: 255/55/17 rims and wheels Thanks for the link. I'll post pictures once I have the new wheels put on.



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