Anyone have pics running 275 70 17

BabyJesus · February 27, 2012

Thanks,

Andrew

wages999 · February 27, 2012

Attached is a pic of my '04 with 275/70/17 Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor's on American Racing Outlaw II rims. I believe the rims have the same offset as the stock rims. The pictures not the best, but it's the only one I have right now. I'm running steel rims for winter.

AThomas7782 · March 3, 2012

Check picture in signature.

scz71864 · March 4, 2012

Would yall recommend a 285 or the 275 for the gmt900 on stock 18 wheels?

AThomas7782 · March 8, 2012

From what I understand the 275/70/18 are actually taller than the 285/65/18. I'd go with the 275s.

dirtfan21 · March 8, 2012

It is also skinnier too. Truthfully it is a personal preference between the two, you either like a tire that is wider and a bit taller than stock or you like a tire that is a lot taller than stock but is not much wider than stock.

Personally I prefer wider vs taller, but to eash their own.

scz71864 · March 8, 2012

regards to MPG's which one? also throwing the speedo off more than the other

Brian66D · March 9, 2012

wider is going to be the general consensus here... just google search tire size calculator.

you'll find a speedo calculator on some mazda miata forums...thats what i've always used.

dirtfan21 · March 9, 2012

regards to MPG's which one? also throwing the speedo off more than the other

Speedo will be further off with the 275/70's

MPG's will be pretty close, they are both usually E rated and rolling mass and tire weight are close. I saw a 2-3 mpg loss with on my old truck when I went to 285/65/18 Trail Grapplers and before anyone says the mpg calculator on the DIC was off, it was corrected by Blackbear and I also calculated it manually.

You will notice that the 275/70's are usually cheaper than the 285/65 counterpart.

Big Whiskey · March 9, 2012

regards to MPG's which one? also throwing the speedo off more than the other

Speedo will be further off with the 275/70's

MPG's will be pretty close, they are both usually E rated and rolling mass and tire weight are close. I saw a 2-3 mpg loss with on my old truck when I went to 285/65/18 Trail Grapplers and before anyone says the mpg calculator on the DIC was off, it was corrected by Blackbear and I also calculated it manually.

You will notice that the 275/70's are usually cheaper than the 285/65 counterpart.

^^^ This. A taller tire will have more effect on your speedometer, but either one will be heavier than stock....which will drop your mileage abou 2-4 mpg depending on your driving habits. If money is tight, go with the 275's...if not, I think a wider tire looks better, IMO.