17" versus 14" tires

I've got 255/50x17 Nitto 555 G2, on the back of my 57sd (actually, on the back of one of my 55s at the moment). (Supposedly) "ultra" high performance, 27"+ tall. Nitto makes several uhp 17" tires, 26+ tall, so they don't look like rubber bands.

20230828_125208.jpg