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Nov 9, 2004 | 01:07 PM

s0vietbenz

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I just got rims, Tires question

Right now the rims are lowenhart LDR, they have 275/30/19 and 245/40/19

I just bought tires 275/45/19 and 245/45/19 will they fit on the wheels just fine?

Nov 9, 2004 | 11:54 PM

agentMurdoc

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the tires will fit the rims, but it will mess up the distance you travel per rotation of the rim. Basically you will be rolling at a rate of a grapfruit rather than an orange, see the difference? And chances are you will be traveling at a faster speed than what your speedometer says, but not that much faster.

Nov 10, 2004 | 04:56 AM

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Nov 14, 2004 | 10:06 AM

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Nov 14, 2004 | 11:14 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by s0vietbenz

Right now the rims are lowenhart LDR, they have 275/30/19 and 245/40/19

I just bought tires 275/45/19 and 245/45/19 will they fit on the wheels just fine?

The difference between 275/30/19 and 275/45/19 is huge - 12.7%. Not only will it throw the speedometer off (100 km/h on speedo = 112.7 km/h actual), but you will likely have clearance/rubbing issues as well.

Check this site, it has all info to answer your questions:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html