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VividDreams
01-23-2004, 05:16 PM
ok, probably by the end of the summer ill need to replace the tires on my 17" wheels. as of now they have 215/45-17 tires on them. ive been looking at replacing them with tires that are a little wider, so my question is: will any of these tires rub with stock suspension?
225/45-17
225/40-17
235/40-17
i doubt the 225/40-17s will, and the same with the 225/45-17s, but if i can stuff 235/40-17s in there that would be great. also, if the 235/40's dont rub, will they fit on a 7" wide wheel?
thanks
VividDreams
01-24-2004, 09:21 AM
anyone?:(
Originally posted by VividDreams
anyone?:(
225/50/16 was my last tire size --- and it bordered on being to big... you will NEVER stuff anything wider than 225 on our car...
I am going with 225/45/16's this time.
Low Rider
01-24-2004, 09:46 AM
Who makes a 225/45/16???
Originally posted by Low Rider
Who makes a 225/45/16???
Falken
the ZEIX 512
All season, super sticky, awesome tire, this will be my second set.
pedzola
01-24-2004, 11:32 AM
I'm on Ziex 512's right now as well. I've put about 1000 miles on them since I got them. So far they are awesome! They have been great in the ultra-cold and slushy/snowy conditions we've been having here in the northeast lately. The snow traction surprised me. They are very sticky tires, and are equally happy on dry pavement or sandy roads.
I like them a lot so far. We'll see what happens come spring/summer in warm weather. =)
Also, you can go here to compare tire sizes - remember to compare with stock so as not to go more than 3% off.
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp
02civicSI
01-24-2004, 11:38 AM
i also have the ze512's and i would have to say i am very impressed. i used to have nitto nt450's and those were complete shit. they had no traction what-so-ever
Low Rider
01-24-2004, 12:33 PM
Thanks guys...:D
I just got back from buying my second set ...
I ended up going with 205/50/16 because I did not want the tracking problems I had with the wider tire. Overall, very happy, car drives straight now.
BSEVEER
01-25-2004, 10:55 PM
I'm planning on buying the exact same brand/size very soon. I was quoted $68 each. Do you think that is a decent price? What did you pay for yours? They want $11 each to mount and balance too.
Good price... I paid 66$ per tire and 10.99 to mount/balance plus 2.50 for metal valve stems.
VividDreams
01-26-2004, 06:11 PM
so, back to the question:(
tony speed
01-27-2004, 10:09 AM
Originally posted by trk
I just got back from buying my second set ...
I ended up going with 205/50/16 because I did not want the tracking problems I had with the wider tire. Overall, very happy, car drives straight now.
why did you have traking problems with a wider tire???
Originally posted by tony speed
why did you have traking problems with a wider tire???
Why?
Well.... 'cause they are wide and they stick to uneven road surfaces better than a thin tire... and that causes tracking along the fucked up concave jacked up roads in colorado.
VividDreams
01-27-2004, 06:12 PM
:rolleyes:
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