Allieboy

i needed 2 rear tires. i was debating to buy 4 new or just replace rears.

the rears are supposed to be 285/40R17 and the fronts 255/40R17.
i have 275/40R17 on front and rear.

on a tire site it showed zr1 listed with 2754017 in the front.

could i move the front to rear and buy 255/40R17 for the front. or do i have to replace all 4.

welcoming ur 2 cents
thx

MJinPA

If all four are bad, then I'd buy four and stick with the 275 setup all around. If the fronts are in decent shape and you want to restore to factory setup, then go with the other option. I was lucky that I just bought one with 275's all around, which is what I wanted.

yellow96

Allie...see no reason why you can't just buy new tires for the front. I have a '96 and that is what was stock. 285s on the rear and 255s on the front. If you by chance you were to decide to buy for the front, I have 2 255s I just took off of mine. They are Firehawk Wide Ovals with about 3,900 mile on them. I am trying to sell them. Let me know if you have any interest. Asking $200 for the set and will split the cost of shipping. I have checked into shipping on a couple of other offers and it is around $30 per tire. PM me if you have other questions. Thanks!!

betyelou

I would just move the front tires to the rear and replace the front.

RollaMo-LT4

Just so you know, the fronts are either 275/40-17 or 255/45-17

The 275/40 tire came with 9.5 inch wide rims.
The 255/45 tire came with 8.5 inch wide rims.

They didn't come with 255/40

Jim Nichols

A personal fyi. I replaced the Goodyear Eagle F-1's with Toyo Proxies. The wear is about equal after three years and about 10K. They look good and I saved over $100.00 per tire.

c4cruiser

If you have the base 8.5" wide front wheels, the 275/40 tire may be just a bit too big for those wheels. If you can find a pair of 9.5" wide wheels, get those to mount the 275/40 tires up front. The 9.5" wheel will handle either the 275 or 285 tire.

At least with 275/40's all around, you can rotate the tires for longer tread life.

martymcfly

I had 275/40/17 on my 85. I replaced the fronts with 235/50/17 because I thought it might not catch the ruts in the road so bad, but it made it worse.

Allieboy

so The 275/40 tire came with 9.5 inch wide rims.


this is not stock then. could a 275/40 fit on 8.5 rims?
thx

yellow96

Allie....just some more input because I have just gone through this. I just took off 255/45/17s off of my 8.5 rims. IMO I believe that you would have some problems if you try putting on 275 on 8.5 rims. The 275s would fit with no problem on the 9.5 rims. I currently have 285s all around on 9.5 rims. One more thing I have experienced lately. I first put the 285 on the 8.5 rims. I did not like the appearance because the wider tire on the 8.5 rim caused the sidewall to round out. Not flat like the 285s are on the 9.5. Hope some of this helps!!

yellow96

Allie...got your PM. I tried to send back a message but it says your box is full. I will do some checking on shipping tomorrow and get back with you. Thanks!!

Allieboy

i never sent you an pm and my mailbox aint full so cut the bs and get lost.
no offense

pianoguy

It was my mailbox - I just cleared out some space

yellow96

Allie...was I correct?? Did you PM me about the Wide Ovals? Let me know if I still need to check on shipping?? Thanks!

pianoguy

I PM'd you about the tires.

yellow96

OK...Allie. I will check on shipping and let you know tomorrow. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks Randy!!

C4boy

At this rate you're going to bill pianoguy and ship the tires to me

I don't know anything about which tire sizes will fit, but I'll +1 on going with 4 new, same sized tires. It does a lot for the overall ride and I also like to be able to rotate them. Maybe you can sell your other 2 and recoup some $$ ?

yellow96

Allie...sorry for all of the confusion. I think I have it figured out. Please forgive me for all of the messages. Thanks
Randy

Allieboy

np
funny reading the posts tho

Aurora40

Some '93's had 275's all around. I know with the Z07 package you got this, I don't know if there were other ways as well. So are you positive your car should have 255's front and 285's rear? The tire inflation sticker on the side of the driver's door should confirm the OEM sizes.

Anyway, Goodyear says 9.0" is the narrowest approved wheel width for their 275/40-17's. Firestone says the same. You didn't say what tires you have though. Sounds like moving the fronts to the rear isn't a bad idea. I assume you mean dismount them and mount them on the rear wheels, not just swap the wheels to the back.