[Nox]

If anybody is running 245/40/20 all the way around on their 20 inch rims please post me a picture so I can see how it looks. I was planning on going 245/45 for my new rims like its recommended but got a great deal on some Falken 452s which only come in 245/40 or 255/45. I know the 245/40 will be a shorter tire in height compared to my stock R/T tires so I'm worried it won't look right and the gap will look even bigger. I can fix it in the future by lowering but dont want to spend all this money on tires I won't be happy with. If anybody has any pictures or opinions, let me know thanks.

 

[ICEChargerRT]

245/40/20

I also got an awesome deal on a package that came with this tire size. I'm happy with the look and more important feel and performance. With that said...I'm planning on dropping it down an inch or two.

 

[RTracer]

Actually, the 275/40's ARE the correct size.
The 245/45's are too tall.

According to the tire size calculator

225/60/18(stock) =28.62 overall diameter, speedo=60 (actual speed)

275/40/20 (best) =28.66 overall diameter, speedo=59.9 (60 actual speed)

275/45/20 (wrong)=29.74 overall diameter, speedo=57.7 (60 actual speed)

Stick with the 274/40's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Oh, 245's not 275's......:knockout: My bad

 

[Nox]

Awesome pictures, exactly the pictures I was looking for thanks a lot man. That tire set up looks great so Ima go ahead and go for it. The black rims on your red daytona look sick man, love it. I got black rims too going on my black charger, I plan on lowering with the eibach pro kit as well.

And thanks RTracer for confirming the tire heights. So the 245/40/20 really is the closest to stock 18s height so I won't have to worry about the speedo getting messed up. Thats good news.

 

[K.D.K.]

275/40 are close to stock NOT 245/40.

k.d.k.

 

[RTracer]

No, I messed up...I was using 275's vs your width of 245's

Let me try again with 245's vs the 275's I did in my original post

225/60/18 =28.62"
245.45/20 =28.68"
245/40/20 =27.71

With the 245/40's you'll be off by almost a full inch.(smaller)

At 60mph, your speedo will read 61.9 with the 245/40's. Which also will make your miles rack up quicker

With the 245/45's you'll only be off by 2/10th of a MPH

 

[Nox]

Oh snap, so it would actually be an inch shorter than stock, wow maybe that won't be a good thing, would you recommend against it? I found out the Falkens also come in 255/45/20 so maybe that would be a better option, i would just have to pay a little more, what you guys think? I'm definetely no tire expert

 

[ICEChargerRT]

Maybe its because I started with a Daytona and my stock tires were 235/55/18 but I got different numbers. The calculator that I used (1010 tires) shows a 1.64% difference from stock to the 245/40/20, a 1.71% difference with the 275/40/20, versus the 245/45/20 which gives a 1.78% different from stock. They are all well within the realm of working anything within 3% + or - of your stock size is supposed to be a good size match.

 

[roman371]

Oh snap, so it would actually be an inch shorter than stock, wow maybe that won't be a good thing, would you recommend against it? I found out the Falkens also come in 255/45/20 so maybe that would be a better option, i would just have to pay a little more, what you guys think? I'm definetely no tire expert

My next tires will be the Falken 255/45/20s. I don't want wider than 255 on the front due to clearance issues, but I still want to be able to rotate.
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp

 

[tweetychik34]

these are 275/45/20 on my 20s i like the way they look more tread to protect the rims too

 

[Zandian]

Just got off the phone with tirerack and they say the widest they recommend are 245/45/20's in the front, 255/45/20's in the back. I told them I've seen that people have had no trouble with 255/45/20's all way round, even 275/40/20's all way round and he didn't seem to believe me.

Now I'm confused. I've been having trouble finding an all season tire that goes up to 275/40/20, but I do like the look from pics I've seen. I was thinking of settling for 255/45/20's all way round so that I can have a few more choices of tires (e.g. Toyo proxes 4 maybe).

But now they say they don't even recommend 255/45/20's all way round!

Man, this is making my head hurt.

Anyone have any thoughts on Toyo Proxes 4's for all weather, and anyone have a comment on whether 275/40/20's would work without problems, or whether 255/45/20's would work without problems? Any other all-weather recommendations?

Zandian.

 

[Gabe]

But now they say they don't even recommend 255/45/20's all way round!

Man, this is making my head hurt.

Anyone have any thoughts on Toyo Proxes 4's for all weather, and anyone have a comment on whether 275/40/20's would work without problems, or whether 255/45/20's would work without problems? Any other all-weather recommendations?

Zandian.

The Tire Rack likes to stay on the very safe side of things ...they generally won't reccomend a size that might be even remotely close to not fitting ...

When it comes time for me to get tires, I'll most likely do 255/45R20's all around .... slim chance I might actually go staggered in which case I'd do 245/45R20 in front and 275/40R20 in the rear

In the 255/45R20 size, as an alternative to the Proxes 4, I'd highly reccomend the Toyo Proxes S/T:

Or there's also the Yokohama Parada Spec-X:

 

[tlrpunk]

255/45R20's are perfect! My speedo is about 3 mph slower than actual speed at 60 mph. Good ride, fills the gap nicely. Here's a pic:

 

[Zandian]

The Tire Rack likes to stay on the very safe side of things ...they generally won't reccomend a size that might be even remotely close to not fitting ...

When it comes time for me to get tires, I'll most likely do 255/45R20's all around .... slim chance I might actually go staggered in which case I'd do 245/45R20 in front and 275/40R20 in the rear

In the 255/45R20 size, as an alternative to the Proxes 4, I'd highly reccomend the Toyo Proxes S/T:

Or there's also the Yokohama Parada Spec-X:

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking the ST's were more of an SUV tire, or might not have been as good all weather, but I have seen Charger folks talking about the ST's. I'll take a better look at the Yokohama's. So, you yourself do not think 275/40/20's all round would be best (particularly in the front)? I'm thinking from a potential fit standpoint, availability of manufacturers of all weather tires standpoint I may stick with the 255's, but not quite sure yet.

 

[Gabe]

So, you yourself do not think 275/40/20's all round would be best (particularly in the front)? I'm thinking from a potential fit standpoint, availability of manufacturers of all weather tires standpoint I may stick with the 255's, but not quite sure yet.

Well, generally, in the winter you want a narrower tire so that it can slice through the snow better, so 255's all around would be a better choice if you're gonna encounter snow ...

 

[Zandian]

255/45R20's are perfect! My speedo is about 3 mph slower than actual speed at 60 mph. Good ride, fills the gap nicely. Here's a pic:

Yeah, that does look really good. Now I'm questioning my rim choice

Looks like you have the Yokohama's gpwebman is recommending too. I like the looks of them. And to gpwebman's comment, I think I'm going to stay away from 275 as well. Traction is bad enough with RWD in the winter, I don't need to make myself any worse of a souped up toboggan!

Thanks for the input.
Zandian

 

[Zandian]

One other question, for the Parada Spec-X's on TireRack , I'm seeing 255/45VR20, rather than 255/45R20. I know what R is supposed to mean, and what V is supposed to mean, but what is it when it is VR? Is this essentially the same as the 255/45R20's, or is there a significant difference?

Zandian

 

[Zandian]

And, what about the Kumho Ecsta ASX's?

Thank you,

Zandian

 

[Nox]

Heres my new rims I just put on, I did end up going with the 245/40/20 Falken 452s all the way around and I do like it, I like the lower profile look and think it will look awesome once it is lowered

 

[Zandian]

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking the ST's were more of an SUV tire, or might not have been as good all weather, but I have seen Charger folks talking about the ST's. I'll take a better look at the Yokohama's. So, you yourself do not think 275/40/20's all round would be best (particularly in the front)? I'm thinking from a potential fit standpoint, availability of manufacturers of all weather tires standpoint I may stick with the 255's, but not quite sure yet.

Thoughts on why you mentioned the Yokohama Parada Spec-X and not the AVID H4S? The AVID H4S are listed as high-performance all-season, and the Parada's as street/sport truck off-season, both seem to have about the same winter ratings.

Zandian