Pics of 275/45/20 tyre set on GLE
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Pics of 275/45/20 tyre set on GLE
I'm thinking of replacing my summer tyres for next season with 275/45/20 instead of the OEM 265/45/20 Pirellis that the car came with which are almost impossible to be balanced and together with this look a bit skiny on the vehicle in my opinion. What I'm bothered is if the 275 tyres look very fat being watched from the side because of the slightly higher profile. The other option could be 285/40/20 but the 9 J rim will be too narrow for a 285 tyre. If anybody has this tyre set on his vehicle, please post a pic to have an idea how it looks. Thanks in advance!
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The sidewall of 275/40 is 40% of 275
The sidewall of 265/45 is 45% of 265
275/40/20 will have too thin sidewall compared to 265/45 and the wheel will not fill the wheel well good.
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Sorry I didn't get correctly what you mean I guess, anyway we are both talking the same. Do you think there is any chance to go for 285/40 with these 9J rims or they will protrude out of the rim lip too much?
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285/40/20 is a good size choice but is recommended for 9.5" minimum rim width according to http://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator
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I'm thinking of replacing my summer tyres for next season with 275/45/20 instead of the OEM 265/45/20 Pirellis that the car came with which are almost impossible to be balanced and together with this look a bit skiny on the vehicle in my opinion. What I'm bothered is if the 275 tyres look very fat being watched from the side because of the slightly higher profile. The other option could be 285/40/20 but the 9 J rim will be too narrow for a 285 tyre. If anybody has this tyre set on his vehicle, please post a pic to have an idea how it looks. Thanks in advance!
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@yavor If you go with larger tires, the diameter increases, correct? What would you do with the odometer/spedometer?
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I did not post I needed tires. The OP is yavor:
I'm thinking of replacing my summer tyres for next season with 275/45/20 instead of the OEM 265/45/20 Pirellis that the car came with which are almost impossible to be balanced and together with this look a bit skiny on the vehicle in my opinion. What I'm bothered is if the 275 tyres look very fat being watched from the side because of the slightly higher profile. The other option could be 285/40/20 but the 9 J rim will be too narrow for a 285 tyre. If anybody has this tyre set on his vehicle, please post a pic to have an idea how it looks. Thanks in advance!
