gotap1

Base on the tire calculator this tire size is just a tad taller than the 255's or even with my 225-50-16. I think they're the perfect tire size for those massive 6ULR 17x10 +72 rims. They are also rated as road tires. Anybody sporting these wide booties?

blueducatikidd

woah id like to know this as well.

gotap1

call Tirerack they have this rubber. Jim?

RedCelica

I would assume these would require a fender roll + pull, it's almost another 1" wider than 275s

gotap1

Right! anything less than +65 and past 255 will require the above mentioned plus also taking into consideration how low you go. But base on the tire calculator 295/35-17 is much more identical in diameter
to the 255/40-17 than the 275/40-17.

What I would be worried would be the inside space (between the inner tire wall and the suspension parts), would the 17x10 +72 be able to fit this tire in the rear well?

Jphoa

most importantly, do you have the power to justify 295s?

gotap1

With all respect how much power is required to run these tires? I'm overweight so if I can shed off some of the unwanted weight you're saying my car will go faster? :-)

Jim@tirerack

We do carry the tire but I am sure fender modification would be needed. They will fit 17X10 to 17X11.5 wheels. The tires are 11.9" wide so they are wider than stock by 2.3". Unless you have a lot of horse power you are just increasing unsprung weight. The tire tires are just probably too wide to get heated up for optimal performance. If it is all street don't worry about it.
If I can help let me know.

s2000Junky

I run these. One of the best mods Ive done for the S. The car feels so much more stable and planted in the rear. The Khumos grip amazing in the dry. A bit sketchy in the wet. The tires are light for their size, coupled with the lightness of the rpf, even with the +2" I added, I think its still weighs on par with the factory wheel/tire package. My only complaint with the tires is they have a little more flex in the sidewall then I would prefer, with the added G I can get out of the car now. But as I mentioned, they are light weight so its likely got to come from somewhere. Yes they are right on par with the overall diameter of the 255/40.

I custom widened my rpf1's to 11.5" to be able to accommodate them. They have a slight stretch on these wheels. My wheel is now +63 as it works out to I guess, started as a 9.5+38. I run -3 camber and cut/rolled fenders. I have about 1mm inner and outer with no rubbing. It doesn't get any closer. The slight stretch in the tire on this size rim and camber setting makes it all work as the susp compresses. I just dont see how you can fit this tire on a mere 10" rim and keep it from rubbing, unless you run very little camber and build a custom offset wheel. The tire will be bulging on a 10" wheel so you have to account for that as - camber increases under suspension compression as well as (positive?) toe.

Just fyi, the tire is 12" and the fender opening from the inner strut tower housing to the outer edge of the fender (cut) is only 12.5" So with the wheel/tire zeroed out with no camber, you have about 1/4" or 5mm clearance inside and out. This is why you need a stretched tire, becuase you have to run some camber. When my car is off the ground, the wheels stick out about 1.5" giving more inner clearance and tuck in perfectly under the weight of the car. Oh and I'm lowered about 2" as well. I have about a one finger gap. If your not lowered, it will give you a slight bit more room to play with.

This info hopefully will give you something to work with if you want to give it a go. Of course the easiest thing to do would be to run a widebody or some sort of over fenders, but that wasn't what I wanted.

Mark355

^ Any pics junky?