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[clucas6308]

2002 Seville with 17" stock rims, will 255 section width tires fit the stock rims and any full turn rubbing? Anyone running these or other plus size tires. Not looking to run 20's I like the stock rims.

Thanks,

Chris

2002 Seville, 113k

[Bruce Nunnally]

There is a good calculator here: http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit&reset=yes

Pick out the 2002 Cadillac, then it will refresh, then select the STS with 17" wheels.

Then in the lower section pick out the 255 tires and sidewall profile you are planning.

The calculator suggests that the 17x7.5 stock wheels are a bit too narrow to go to 255s.

I will have to defer to others to post if they have tried that size in terms of rubbing.

[Bruce Nunnally]

<table><tbody><tr bgcolor="#d3d3d3"><td><font color="black" size="2"><b>Stock Tire</b></font><b> - <font color="red" size="3"><b>235/55R17</b></font></b>        

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<td><font color="black" size="2"><b>Tire 1</b></font><b> - <font color="red" size="3"><b>255/45R17</b></font></b>        

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<tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'; window.status='Section Width: the width of a tire; the width at its widest point from sidewall to sidewall.';" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'; window.status='';"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Section Width:</td><td width="80" align="right">9.25 in</td><td align="right">235 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Section Width:</td><td width="80" align="right">10.03 in</td><td align="right">255 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'; window.status='Rim Diameter: height of the wheel this tire will fit on';" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'; window.status='';"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Rim Diameter:</td><td width="80" align="right">17 in</td><td align="right">431.8 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Rim Diameter:</td><td width="80" align="right">17 in</td><td align="right">431.8 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'; window.status='Rim Width Range: recommended rim widths that this tire will fit on';" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'; window.status='';"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Rim Width Range:</td><td width="80" align="right">6.5 - 8.5 in</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Rim Width Range:</td><td width="80" align="right">8 - 9.5 in</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'; window.status='Diameter: overall height of the tire';" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'; window.status='';"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Overall Diameter:</td><td width="80" align="right">27.17 in</td><td align="right">690.11 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Overall Diameter:</td><td width="80" align="right">26.03 in</td><td align="right">661.16 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'; window.status='Sidewall: the height of one tire sidewall';" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'; window.status='';"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Sidewall Height:</td><td width="80" align="right">5.08 in</td><td align="right">129.03 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Sidewall Height:</td><td width="80" align="right">4.51 in</td><td align="right">114.55 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'; window.status='Radius: height from the center of the tire to the outside edge';" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'; window.status='';"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Radius:</td><td width="80" align="right">13.58 in</td><td align="right">344.93 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Radius:</td><td width="80" align="right">13.01 in</td><td align="right">330.45 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'; window.status='Circumference: distance around the outside edge of the tire';" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'; window.status='';"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Circumference:</td><td width="80" align="right">85.35 in</td><td align="right">2167.8 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Circumference:</td><td width="80" align="right">81.77 in</td><td align="right">2076.9 mm</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'; window.status='Revs per Mile: number of times this size tire rotates when travelling one mile';" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'; window.status='';"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><table><tbody><tr><td width="100">Revs per Mile:</td><td width="130" align="right">765.5</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table><tbody><tr><td width="100">Revs per Mile:</td><td width="130" align="right">799.0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'; window.status='Speedometer: speedometer readings when travelling at 60mph / 100km/h';" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'; window.status='';"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="120">Actual Speed:</td><td width="80" align="right">60 mph</td><td align="right">100 km/h</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table width="280"><tbody><tr><td width="100">Speedometer1:</td><td width="80" align="right">62.6 mph</td><td align="right">104. km/h</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee">Speedometer Difference: -</td><td>Speedometer Difference: 4.376% too fast</td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#D3D3D3'" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#FFFFFF'"><td bgcolor="#eeeeee">Diameter Difference: -</td><td><font color="red">Diameter Difference: 4.2%</font></td></tr>

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