Changing car alloy's and tyres? I need help? How do you?

I want to change the tyres on my car, it is a rear wheel drive so I want to put thick wide tyres on the back. I only want 17';alloys but do I have to get special or certain alloys so the tyre can fit because the tyre will be wide and chunky?



I'm don't know how to explain it but that is the best I can do sorry.Changing car alloy's and tyres? I need help? How do you?
It depends on the car for a start.

As you say it's RWD I'm going to assume it's a decent sized car...so 17'; shouldn't be a problem.

The tyre isn't going to be much wider than the rim...so the easiest option IMO would be to get narrow rims on the front and wide on the rear.

Without knowing the car make and model though I can't really suggest sizes to you.



I spose the other option would be to have something like a 255/55/17 and a 205/55/17....the 255 would be wider.



Best bet would be to talk to a specialistChanging car alloy's and tyres? I need help? How do you?
The tire store or rim dealer will help you with this, they will have info on how big you can go without any rubbing or clearance problems
If you don't know how to do it - leave it alone and get someone that knows waht they are doing to do it.



Do it wrong and you will change the handling of the car - you may also need spacers - you will need to check the PCD (Pitch Circle Diameter) of the wheels so that you get the right ones.



You may also invalidate your car insurance - be warned, this is classed as a modification.
You want to get in touch with a tyre shop that can tell you what you need to know. Wide tyres might be fun to look at but they're a pain to own - they can throw off the handling, WILL have a negative effect on your fuel mileage, etc.



But that's not what you're looking for - so get to the tyre shop. Find out what kind of offset your wheels have, so you know what to look for when shopping for your new alloys. Also do some measurements on how much room is inside the wheelwell, so you know how wide is too wide. Again, the tyre shop guys will help you here.
Yes you do have to change the alloys as well as the tyres. The width of the wheel much be suitable for the size of the tyre. I suggest you pay a visit to your local tyre place and ask them to look and your alloys and advise what size tyre is the maximum that will fit.
be cheaper to go to a tire store which can get most any type of wheel or tire that you need if you just got to order on line you best stay with what size you have .. if you know the brand name of wheels you want and what type of tires you wish to have...
I have never heard of tyres. What is it?
This is a very common question. The answer is YES to all questions having to do with whether or not you have to know something to put tires on a car. They make tires that won't fit under your car. Yes. You have to know how big the tires are that will fit.



So - the tire rack is a really good place to find out that stuff online. tirerack.com.



Any real life tire store will help you.