# im a n00b with tires...and i have some ?'s **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 9, 2006, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-n00b-with-tires-and-i-have-some-s/18647 "2006-10-09T11:12:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-n00b-with-tires-and-i-have-some-s/18647/1 "2006-10-09T11:12:30Z")
i got a flat on my truck, and it cannot be patched. my space is BALD so im jsut gonna buy new tires for the back. stock size is 255/55R17. im only getting back tires and i want something thats gonna give me good traction, and also decent driveability in the rain. in doing a little research, the stock size seems to be hard to find, however i wouldnt mind going a little wider (the rims are 17x9). i dont want to spend a ton of money, but i dont want some cheap piece of shit K-Mart Blue Light Special kind of thing either. I was thinking something along the lines of the Kumho ECSTA 711. if anyone has any other suggestions please let me know. also, what other sizes could i fit on the back without any problems? ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-n00b-with-tires-and-i-have-some-s/18647/2 "2006-10-09T11:39:54Z")
kumho ecsta STX, dont drive them in the snow, I have they in 285/60R17 on my truck and what other tire size you can fit is more dependent on how much clearance you have there not the rim width, go to a dakota board for that ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-n00b-with-tires-and-i-have-some-s/18647/3 "2006-10-09T11:41:54Z")
711 suck ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-n00b-with-tires-and-i-have-some-s/18647/4 "2006-10-09T11:53:07Z")
i have the 712s on the mustang…they rock for the summer…even ok in the rain…in fact…i love them…but the 1 time i tried them in the snow…i didnt get very far… ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-n00b-with-tires-and-i-have-some-s/18647/5 "2006-10-09T11:54:59Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#): > > 711 suck i love mine…they handle track days and aut0-x well especially for 55 bux a tire…when i bough them atleast ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-n00b-with-tires-and-i-have-some-s/18647/6 "2006-10-09T11:57:44Z")
lol…damn $55 a tire? my 712s are $180 a tire in the rear and $160 for the fronts…ouch. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-n00b-with-tires-and-i-have-some-s/18647/7 "2006-10-09T11:59:09Z")
actually i stand corrected they were $65…but still…i wanted MXs buy $30 cheaper a tire.