Can I go up one size on my RL
#1
Can I go up one size on my RL
Rite now I think I have 245/50/17's with all the potholes here in NYC can I go with a slightly larger tire while retaining the stock wheels?
What size would it be? Or just leave it alone?
What size would it be? Or just leave it alone?
#2
Safety Car
You could go 225/55-17 and still use the stock wheels.
You could not go the other way, 275/45-17 because the wheels are not wide enough, but more importantly, they don't exist in that size, but I don't think you want to go that way anyway.
That is my 2 cents
You could not go the other way, 275/45-17 because the wheels are not wide enough, but more importantly, they don't exist in that size, but I don't think you want to go that way anyway.
That is my 2 cents
#5
Senior Moderator
225/55. You need to keep the overall diameter of the tire as close as possible to the OEM diameter. Somewhere within 2% or so. If you don't your speedometer will be off = (percent off) x (pi) %. Use this calculator to see what we mean. Either way, OEM or 225/55, will end up in essentially the same sidewall.
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp
#6
225/55. You need to keep the overall diameter of the tire as close as possible to the OEM diameter. Somewhere within 2% or so. If you don't your speedometer will be off = (percent off) x (pi) %. Use this calculator to see what we mean. Either way, OEM or 225/55, will end up in essentially the same sidewall.
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp
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#8
Drifting
You gain nothing. You lose width. To get what you're looking for you would have to go to something like a 245/55/17. There are hardly any tires made in that size. The RL has a fairly large wheel/tire package as-is IMO. You've got about as much sidewall as you're gonna get. I would leave it.
#10
Senior Moderator
^^^ He wants MOAR sidewall not less.
#11
I'm also in New York and the RL is a soft soft ride.
If tires get damaged, www.discounttiredirect.com road hazard warranty is the answer.
If more cushiness is required, Continental tires are pretty soft vs Michelins.
If tires get damaged, www.discounttiredirect.com road hazard warranty is the answer.
If more cushiness is required, Continental tires are pretty soft vs Michelins.
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