question on tires

[M & M]

Good day,

The car i have uses P225/50 R17 tires. I need to replace them and I would like to know if other 17-inch tires would work. The main reason for that is that i noticed that there are other 17-inch tires that cost much less than the ones i currently have.

I wouldn't of course want to use another tire size if it compromises the safety of the car or affects significantly the way the car behave.

Many thanks!

M & M

[The Destroyer]

Good day,

The car i have uses P225/50 R17 tires. I need to replace them and I would like to know if other 17-inch tires would work. The main reason for that is that i noticed that there are other 17-inch tires that cost much less than the ones i currently have.

I wouldn't of course want to use another tire size if it compromises the safety of the car or affects significantly the way the car behave.

Many thanks!

M & M
Depending on the width of the wheels, you can generally go +- 10 on each values so between 215 and 235 and 40 and 60 on the other. But it may vary and rely's on how much fender clearance is left as well. So it really various between each car model and the wheel width. But note that when you do this it will affect the vehicles speedometer reading as well depending on the size of tire you go for.

[Whitedart]

Good day,

The car i have uses P225/50 R17 tires. I need to replace them and I would like to know if other 17-inch tires would work. The main reason for that is that i noticed that there are other 17-inch tires that cost much less than the ones i currently have.

I wouldn't of course want to use another tire size if it compromises the safety of the car or affects significantly the way the car behave.


What type of car, and what size of OEM tire was used? Car been lowered?

A quick google search would show that the 225 is the tire load rating, & the 50 is the tire height relative to the rim.

Those are wide tires currently and you could probably change them to a size closer to the OEM specs using 17 inch rims without too much problem.

[lumlum1013]

need more info....

u gotta find out wat load ratin' your OEM tires are...
u shouldn't go lower than OEM (some has mentioned 1 or 2 unit of load ratin' lower is still fine).

and of coz, are u gonna lower ur ride later? becuz fatter tires
may have higher chance of rubbing....

it will be better if you indicate what car you are driving,
what tires are curretnly on....it will be more helpful!

check out 1010tires tech support (http://www.1010tires.com/tech.asp) it's very helpful!

[JAC]

A quick google search would show that the 225 is the tire load rating, & the 50 is the tire height relative to the rim.

Ah, no. 225 is the width of the tire in millimeteres, and 50 is the height of the tire, expressed as a percentage of the width.

Browse a list of tires here:

http://www.tirerack.com/