Widest wheel a 245/45/17 will fit on?

**StuntmanMike** · 11-17-2007, 09:56 AM

Looking for new wheels soon....

My car came with some hideous aftermarket chrome 17's, I want to replace them. However, the 245/45/17's on them are in great shape.

While I really want a 17x9.5 and 275/40/17 combo, if I can run my current tires on the new wheels, I'll just do that and save some money.

Will the 245's fit on that wide of a wheel safely?

Thanks!

**Eugenio_SS** · 11-17-2007, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by StuntmanMike

Looking for new wheels soon....

My car came with some hideous aftermarket chrome 17's, I want to replace them. However, the 245/45/17's on them are in great shape.

While I really want a 17x9.5 and 275/40/17 combo, if I can run my current tires on the new wheels, I'll just do that and save some money.

Will the 245's fit on that wide of a wheel safely?

Thanks!

yes they will... and be properly mounted.

**StuntmanMike** · 11-18-2007, 10:56 AM

Thanks! That's very good to know. Now I can get my wheels much sooner seeing as I don't need to buy tires too.

**rickssz** · 12-13-2007, 06:01 PM

Wouldnt the rim be wider than the tread in that combo?

**red99ws6** · 12-22-2007, 06:44 AM

they will work but probably not look very good
245/45/17 work perfect on a 8" wheel. not sure what the 9.5" would look like. post up some pics if you get them

**Mr Z** · 12-23-2007, 11:03 AM

I'm guessing it'd look something like this

Tire stretching looks awful IMO.

**Eugenio_SS** · 12-23-2007, 08:34 PM

they won't be stretched. they are still properly mounted... we're just used to putting the widest tire that is properly mounted.
on a 9", we can put from 245 to 275 and be properly mounted.

**Tracker9118** · 01-19-2008, 03:01 PM

If you blow a tire you may be buying a new wheel to $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

**StuntmanMike** · 01-19-2008, 03:26 PM

Kind of a moot point now. I've decided I want new tires anyway. I noticed one of them has a small bubble in the sidewall, and I seem to have a balance problem. Not sure if it's the tires or the wheels, but I don't want to take a chance that it's the tires.

Plus, they're only Nankang NS-1's, so they're kind of crappy tires anyway. Although, I'll give them credit for being pretty good in the wet.