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Can you put big tires on a low profile rims?

Just a thought. I found some 17s I want but the tires on the rims are low profile 255/45/17. I think the rims are too. I want to know if I can put 265/70/17 on low pros or do I need to find regular rims?

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  • Mark F
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    Wheels don't have a "profile". They have a diameter and a width. If the wheels are currently fitted with car tires like 255/45R17 they are probably not strong enough for the much heavier truck you plan to put them on.

  • CDC
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    If the wheels are the correct width for 225 wide tyres then they won't be wide enough for 265 width tyres.

    Any wheel can take a range of tyre widths, but what you are asking for here is too much difference.

    Also 225.45.17 tyres are a normal car tyre, so presumably the wheels will fit a car like a BMW or Mondeo or Laguna, but 265.70.17 tyres are designed for 4x4s and big SUVs, so the stud pattern of the wheels will not be suitable.

    Source(s): www.tyresave.co.uk/index.html
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    You can fit those 17inch tyres on a 17inch rim, no problem. What you are proposing will result in a MUCH taller sidewall to the tyre, from 115mm to 185.5mm - this is going to likely over-fill your wheel-arches by some SIX INCHES! and may well foul the tyres on the bodywork and/or suspension components, as well as seriously raising the vehicle - remember, to get better road-holding, we LOWER a car, we never RAISE it! Your speedo and mileometer will also read WAY too-low, you could be doing 60 and only reading 40 because the wheels are making FAR fewer turns-per-mile.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Putting tires that are not meant for other cars/trucks can lead to tires popping or coming off the axle which leads to server car crash which leads to death.

    Source(s): I ride the road of life.
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