Tires, How Big?

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Tires, How Big?

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Being new to this model, my 2001 Bonneville SSEi has 235x55x17 tires on it. They appear to be the standard size. How big a 17" tires can I put on it? When the time comes anyway.
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Re: Tires, How Big?

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Do you mean wide or tall?
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Re: Tires, How Big?

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wide, 245- 255 -265? no real interest in going below the 55 aspect ratio
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You have to drop the aspect ratio as you go wider or the tire diameter increases. We have one or two members that run 255s on the stock 17" wheels, I can't recall the aspect ratio used though.
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