# 245/45/17 on 7 inch rim? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [August 6, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944 "2009-08-06T13:16:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vonzs6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vonzs6/32/6515_2.png) [@vonzs6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vonzs6)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/1 "2009-08-06T13:16:29Z")
i have a 245/45/17 on a 17x7 inch rim…min requirement for this wide of a tire is 17x7.5…How dangerous is this and will i be okay? ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/2 "2009-08-06T13:33:04Z")
you already died ---
**Author:** ![Mark355](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mark355/32/6528_2.png) [@Mark355](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mark355)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/3 "2009-08-06T14:58:01Z")
Won’t a tire on too narrow of a rim suffer from cupping? Not something I would do… ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/4 "2009-08-06T15:14:39Z")
just do it already ---
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/5 "2009-08-06T15:42:17Z")
I vote no. The most I’d put on a 7" wide wheel is a 225. Hell, I’m on an 8" wide wheel running 225’s (Subaru). ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/6 "2009-08-06T15:52:53Z")
thats a a fairly tall tire too, what is this going on? 245/45/17 is 26.2inch tall… do a 235/40/17 the profile is about 25inches and will fit on a 7 no problem. if you want a 245, go atleast a 7.5" wheel. ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/7 "2009-08-06T17:48:40Z")
you will implode as soon as u move the car. ---
**Author:** ![vonzs6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vonzs6/32/6515_2.png) [@vonzs6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vonzs6)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/8 "2009-08-06T18:03:23Z")
haha i took it for a ride and it seemed fine.I even did some cornering and got the tires warm.The tire does not look bulged at all. It looks perfect. Guess they gotta go…Anyone want some cheap 245/45/17’s? lol ---
**Author:** ![vonzs6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vonzs6/32/6515_2.png) [@vonzs6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vonzs6)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/9 "2009-08-06T18:05:00Z")
its already done ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/10 "2009-08-07T08:21:01Z")
WTF car is this on? What tire is this, brand and type. Just becasue the size on the sidewall is the same on tire A and tire B, doesnt mean they are going to be the same wheel requirements. First hand example: 18X9 rim I had on my truck. ran ad Nitto NT555 255x40. fit perfect. Next tire I tried on the same wheel was some other thing I cant think off the top of my head. But it was cheaper and I was just throwing treads on them to sell them. Same 255X40 and bead was way the fuck inside the wheel, and the tread actuall tread width was alot narrower, it looked like a stretched VW wheel/tire. come to think of it, I think they were about .75" off on the rec. wheel width too. post a pic and we can help you out better. It they are stretched, ie, small width tire on a wide ass rim, the center will wear faster than the edges… kind of like being over inflaited. If the tire is too wide for a wheel, the edges will wear out faster, kind of like being under inflaited. ---
**Author:** ![vonzs6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vonzs6/32/6515_2.png) [@vonzs6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vonzs6)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/11 "2009-08-07T14:13:19Z")
its an 03 mazda6 sport…245’s are dunlop sp’s…ill post some pics later ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/12 "2009-08-07T17:47:35Z")
i put 245/45/18 on an 8" wheel and it looked like this, i can only imagine how goofy it would look on a 7’’ wheel ![http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff31/kramerbuccs24/Altima%20SE-R/f410a507.jpg](http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff31/kramerbuccs24/Altima%20SE-R/f410a507.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![vonzs6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vonzs6/32/6515_2.png) [@vonzs6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vonzs6)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/13 "2009-08-07T19:51:00Z")
the funny thing is i dont have a bulge close to that…it was dark when i got outta work so pics tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![vonzs6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vonzs6/32/6515_2.png) [@vonzs6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vonzs6)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/14 "2009-08-08T17:42:34Z")
too much? ---
**Author:** ![vonzs6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vonzs6/32/6515_2.png) [@vonzs6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vonzs6)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/15 "2009-08-08T17:46:12Z")
top tire is 7inch rim and bottom is same tire on a wider rim ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/16 "2009-08-08T18:19:16Z")
your tires must run a bit narrow then, i know the SP sport maxx’s in that pic were a little wide (performance tires) ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/17 "2009-08-10T08:08:14Z")
They actually look fine from the pics. Put them on and put the proper air pressure in for your cars weight… can drive it easy for about a mile. try not to corner too hard, and pull over and look at the scuffs on the tread width. make sure they arent checking or looking funny around the venter of the tread. I based on those pics, those tires must run narrow. I say rock them and you should be in good shape. ---
**Author:** ![vonzs6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vonzs6/32/6515_2.png) [@vonzs6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vonzs6)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/245-45-17-on-7-inch-rim/245944/18 "2009-08-10T16:08:49Z")
thats what im saying…I only need them to last till i put some snows on it