245 too big?
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From: Dallas, GA
Instead of try to buy a tire around a sidewall number, buy a tire brand that you want, then just put on the biggest size, of that brand, that will fit properly
What sense does it make to buy an inferior tire just because it has a 245 on the sidewall, when there might be better tires out there that might just as wide with only a 225 sidewall number?
On one of my other cars I have 275s on the rear that are mich wider than some other brands 295s, but it seems like saying that you have a 275 is some type of bragging right to some. I personally would be embarrassed if I was bragging about tire size (which I would never od anyway), then someone came up to me and had a tire two number sizes smaller and still had a bigger footprint
Don't EVER buy tires using a sidewall number as the main factor. Buy it by brand first, then number. All manufacturer websites have recommended wheel and tire width charts and I would say they know 100x better than any of us, about what fits safely and properly
What sense does it make to buy an inferior tire just because it has a 245 on the sidewall, when there might be better tires out there that might just as wide with only a 225 sidewall number?
On one of my other cars I have 275s on the rear that are mich wider than some other brands 295s, but it seems like saying that you have a 275 is some type of bragging right to some. I personally would be embarrassed if I was bragging about tire size (which I would never od anyway), then someone came up to me and had a tire two number sizes smaller and still had a bigger footprint
Don't EVER buy tires using a sidewall number as the main factor. Buy it by brand first, then number. All manufacturer websites have recommended wheel and tire width charts and I would say they know 100x better than any of us, about what fits safely and properly
The main question here was putting a 245 on a 7" rim to see if anyone had done this or know if there might be a clearance issue with the offset of the Cobalt SS wheels I'm running. As for the brand, I've ran Sumitomo's in the past and didn't have a problem with them. If they were those Nank.... what ever tires you see the donks running around on, I wouldn't have even asked....
