dranged Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I have 17 inch winter wheels and tires that are 235/55/17. Is this tire too small, or would it be fine? Any info would be great. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dranged Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Nobody can help me with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 First question would be where are they from and are you sure the rims will fit? Besides the bolt spacing you need to make sure the offset and bore are OK too. Beyond that a quick check of TR shows the right size tire is 235/65, it doesn't list 235/55 as an alternate. Will it fit? Sure...would I do it no. Just a quick guestimate would be that the speedo would be off more than 5%. So while the speedo would read faster than your actual speed you'll also be racking up miles on the odometer that you didn't do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) I have 17 inch winter wheels and tires that are 235/55/17. Is this tire too small, or would it be fine? Any info would be great. Thanks. Plug your tire sizes into this online calculator to see what differences are between your stock tire sizes and any other size you are thinking of putting on. Rule of thumb is to not make a change greater than 3% on the speedometer reading. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html Edited December 10, 2012 by ls973800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dranged Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thanks guys. I sold them and bought a set of 235/65/17's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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