what's the recommended tire size for 17's? 215/45/17 or 225/45/17? and what are your comments on both. i bought the 215/45/17.

 

If I remember right, TireRack recommended 215/45 to me. 225/45 is slightly larger diameter, which has pros and cons, and 215/45 is slightly smaller. Tire rack told me to expect 225's to rub though. I am thinking of getting 225/50 for my stock wheels anyway, just because I think they are more concerned about people *****ing about maybe once in a while getting rub. But, they were correct in telling me that just upgrading the tires will be such an improvement I won't miss the extra treadwidth.

 

My question would be what car do you drive? GC/GM/GF or a GD/GG car? Becaue the wagons are supposed to be running a 215 and not a 225. I have heard some minor rubbing issues with the 225 on a wagon. But on a sedan, 225s are safe.

 

GM6.

 

Hey look, our first "real" senior member! Sweet.

 

For the GM6 stay with the 215/45R17. I have that on my GC6 right now and I rub a little bit even with the Prodrive setup. But that is only when I go through corners that have like bumps in them. Around smooth corners, no rubbing issues at all.

 

hokusai is driving a GDA. So would that mean 225s would be good? I'm curious too, as well as jealous of his new rims

 

Damn. I don't think anybody is making a good 215/50R16 yet.

 

Yeah a 215/50R16 is kind of a weird size. I am not sure anybody makes that size for a high performance tire.

 

I have GC body Impreza and I'm running 225/45/17
Falken Azenis didn't have 215 so i had to use 225.
It rubs all four corner when I'm driving aggressively, but otherwise it's fine.
I had 215/45/17 before and it rubbed the rear so I rolled the fender back then.
If you are in GC body you'll rub the rear even with 215 if your car is lowered. Front should be fine with 215.

 

I'm running 225/45/17, I did b/c I wanted a little higher sidewall. No problems yet.