17 inch rims

[F250Chris]

Hi!
Actually I have 9.50 x 16.5 LT tires on my ´69 F250 Camper Special with original 8 lug rims. I´m not sure about the rim width.
My question now: Can I use 8x17 American Eagle 058 rims with 255/70-17 or 245/75-17 tires? And what do you think it would look like?
Thanks for your help.

F250Chris

[fordman]

if they will bolt on the rim size probably wont be noticed. as far as the style of rim i dont know. i have different tastes than most guys. the tire size will affect your speedometer reading.

[fordman]

if they will bolt on the rim size probably wont be noticed. as far as the style of rim i dont know. i have different tastes than most guys. the tire size will affect your speedometer reading.

[F250Chris]

OK, thanks.
Does anybody know, which 17 inch tires would fit so that the speedometer is not affected?
Greets from Munich

[ezernut9mm]

try this link. you can compare the proper tire size to any upsize you are thinking about running.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direc ... reMath.jsp

[Nausea]

255/60r17 or 255/65r17 should get you pretty close. I'm basing 'original' off of the 20+ yr old set on 16.5 rims. They measure out to just a hair over 29" diameter.
Being slightly off won't be of major significance - even with a 1/2" change, the tires would be +/-1.5" off of a 91" travel... like a 2% variance? That said, I bought to get as close to 29.1" as possible.

Also, http://www.tirerack.com is handy for getting specs. After you pick a tire, hit Specs and it will show you the diameters for all the available sizes for that make.

[F250Chris]

Perfect, thank you. That helps me a lot.