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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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its time for new tires. my tire size is 285/70r/17. i know the 17 stands for the rim size but ive gotten about 10 different answers for the other dimensions. I know i can get a true answer on here from somebody who knows what those dimensions really are haha if someone could help me? Also i would like to buy a wider tire so i could use some help on what dimensions i need to look for for that also?
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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The exact (according to my chart) is 32.7X 11.2 x 17. So you would be good with 33x10s or 33x12s (the wider one your looking for). There are not alot of 33x12s (that I have found) in comparison to the 33x10s but if you look online you should be able to find some.
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jacobjester
its time for new tires. my tire size is 285/70r/17. i know the 17 stands for the rim size but ive gotten about 10 different answers for the other dimensions. I know i can get a true answer on here from somebody who knows what those dimensions really are haha if someone could help me? Also i would like to buy a wider tire so i could use some help on what dimensions i need to look for for that also?
285 stand for width
70 is hight of sidewall
17 is what size rim it's on.
That tire is almost a 33/11.00r17.
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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Trying to run treadwrights?
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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okay thanks a lot guys
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by odgreen89on35s
285 stand for width
70 is hight of sidewall
17 is what size rim it's on.
That tire is almost a 33/11.00r17.
Pretty much this, but more specifically the first number is width in millimeters, and the second number is the height of the sidewall as a percent of the first number. Rim sizes will always be in inches.
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