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Wheel Size - 7/10/2007 6:26:30 PM   
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How do you measure the wheel size, not the tire size?



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RE: Wheel Size - 7/11/2007 6:03:41 AM   
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Rim width is the distance between the outside edges of the bead seat.

Rim diameter is the total wheel diameter when measured from bead seat to bead seat.


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RE: Wheel Size - 7/11/2007 7:56:31 AM   
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thanks, is there any way I can find these with the tires mounted and on the car? If I measure the rim width I get 10inches....
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RE: Wheel Size - 7/11/2007 9:29:27 AM   
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For alloy wheels, if you subtract 1" from the outside flange-width measurement you'll be close enough.  You almost certainly have 9's.


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RE: Wheel Size - 7/11/2007 10:09:30 AM   
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Thats what I figured, so now I want tires. Max perfmance summer. Its a 2000 Saleen, What is th max size I could go? I have 255 fronts and 265 backs now ....
I was wanting to put 295 on back and 275 front?

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RE: Wheel Size - 7/11/2007 11:09:14 AM   
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The 275's and a very few of the 285/40's are tire mfr approved for 9" wide wheels. 

Most of the 285/40 and as near as I can tell all of the 285/35 tires want at least 9.5" wheels, and the 295's aren't listed for anything narrower than 10".  While I can't ethically advise you to select a tire that's listed for 9.5" or wider for your 9's, I will note that the 285's that list 9.5 as a minimum are only just barely over a line that has to be drawn somewhere and let you take it from there.  295's, on the other hand, really do need wider wheels, and since you'd need new wheels you might as well make them at least 10" wide.

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RE: Wheel Size - 7/11/2007 12:27:23 PM   
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255 /35 -front and backs are 265 /35 on her now.

so I could get by with some 285's /35 on the back and go with a 275 /35 front. Correct, What brand? Goodyear F1 gs-d3?

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RE: Wheel Size - 7/11/2007 1:08:05 PM   
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Time to spend a little time looking at pages that link off this one.  Like the one you mentioned (but do look at a few others for comparison).  Scroll down to the survey results, and then read a few reviews for RWD cars in general.  Don't just read the first few that come up - no tire is really worth a '10' as there are always compromises somewhere.  It's just that the sort always starts off from the highest rating number. 

I'm not trying to duck this.  It's just that your needs and/or priorities may differ from mine by enough that you might not be happy with what I would choose for myself, which I can't help doing on at least a subconscious level.


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RE: Wheel Size - 7/11/2007 1:23:20 PM   
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I will do this , thanks

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