Had the 32" cooper's put on. Their machine was broke so they had to put them on the old fashioned way haha

 

Let's see!

 

No pics yet. They don't look all that much different from the old ones though, but I'll see abut a pic or 2 when I've got a chance.

 

What size were the old set? If they were OE size, you jumped up 2" which usually looks pretty drastic.

 

They were 255/75 on back and 255/70 on front

 

What are the new size? 255/75r17 is slightly over 32"

 

265/70

 

Ah, those are smaller than the 255/75r17's you had on the rear before. That's why it probably didn't look much different.

 

They look a little bigger but not all that much. Ill grab a pic sometime soon at any rate. I had 275/70s on my old 99, those filled her wheel wells out really well, loved that look.

 

The 265/70 are bigger than what you had on the front by 1/2, but smaller than what you had on the rear by 1/2.

255/70/17 - 31"
265/70/17 - 31.60"
255/75/17 - 32"

 

Hmm. I know not all tire sizes are exactly true. I don't know if that's the case here, but they do appear slightly larger at any rate. Not that interested in why haha. Could be an illusion.

Used to have 245/70s, that came with the truck. Now those looked small.

 

Maybe the tread on your last set was so bald that you had much less tire? But I assure you all of those tire sizes might not be exactly the same, but they're close enough the human eye wouldn't notice a difference.

 

I'd figure the same, unless it was really off. But the differences in the sizes you converted to inches wouldn't be enough to make much of a visible difference either. And there isn't much of one. I especially wouldn't notice a difference In the back, which is where the 255/75s were, cause the wheel wells have so much room in back.

theres not that much of a tread difference though. The 75 tires had enough that I put them away for possible future use. The new ones have some life left, but you can tell they're used. The 255/70s were almost new tread wise, so it's kind of a shame that one was shot, and leaking.

 

I The 265 will be wider than any 255. However, the 255/75 is going to have a taller sidewall and have a larger circumference than a 265/70. The 255 or 265 is the width of the tire. The 70 or 75 is the aspect ratio. Meaning the sidewall is to be 70 or 75% of how wide the tire is. 75% of 255 is taller than 70% of 265.

And, while going up or down 1/2" isn't going to massively fill or unfill the wheel well, a tire with even a 1/2" larger circumference should be noticeable.

Anyway, all that matters is you don't have a tire that's leaking air anymore.

 

oh I know how metric tire sizes work and all that. just saying what I perceive and that there is an odd tire out there that is noticeably off from its listed size. they do look slightly bigger to me on all 4. if they actually are and if so, why, or if its just my imagination, don't know, don't care. could very well be the latter lol

anyhow, here they are: