03 kluger grande tyre

[Tony Kluger 03 Grande]

hi guys..

I owned 03 kluger grande.

my 2 front tyre is gone abit low... wannting to know has anyone fitted a wider tyre on their car.

i currently got 225-65-17.. just wanna know if it;s possible to fit 265-65-17 or 275-65-17???

has anyone fitted this size???

will there be any different on handing??

will it scrape the side of the car when driving offroad?

will it effect the fuel comsumption???

thanks

[Nicho]

Hi Tony

Slightly of track of the questions you were asking, but if you intend to do a little off roading, a taller tyre will get more clearance between the diff and the ground. Onle marginally but every little bit counts. I guess the limitations come into it with clearance under the wheel arch though!

Does anyone know if you can get a suspension lift for the Klugers? What about Diff Locks?

Cheers

Edited June 10, 2009 by Nicho

[Tony Kluger 03 Grande]

just went to bridgestone tyre center this morning...

and they say it;s ok to fit the max size of 275-65-r17..

but costing $449 each...

that was expensive...

will try other brand next week...

[DJKOR]

One thing you have to also check before you go changing your tire sizes is how changing sizes will affect your overall rolling circumfrence. A good calculator that I like to use is:

1010 Tires - Tire Size Calculator

By inputting your specified tire size you get the following:

So that means if you move to 265/65R17, your speedo is going to be reading 7.184% slower than actual speed and moving to 275/65R17, you speedo will be reading 8.978% slower than actual. This will also throw your odometer out by that percentage. On the bright side though, your fuel consumption should be lower on the highway.

As well, with the stock 17 inch rim being 7.5 inches in width, you are on the minimum recommended wheel size should you opt for the wider tire. Usually it's best to be in between the figures for the recommended rim width, but that is usually just a personal preference type of thing.

[Tony Kluger 03 Grande]

hi...

y is tyre size 275/65/17 will gives me a lower speed reading compare to 225/65/17???

isn't it the same size rim and same ratio??

y wider tyre effect my speedo reading???

also will wider tyre means that my fuel comsumption gonna be more........

abit confuseeeeeeeeeeeee....

please explain......