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Old 11-24-2002, 04:40 PM
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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.
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Re: best tire size for 17's
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Old 11-24-2002, 06:23 PM
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If the rim is 7" - 7.5" wide, definately go with 215's. Otherwise you'll get rubbing w/ 225's.
 
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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
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Originally posted by Lobster Man
If the rim is 7" - 7.5" wide, definately go with 215's. Otherwise you'll get rubbing w/ 225's.
Damn. I don't think anybody is making a good 215/50R16 yet.
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Yeah a 215/50R16 is kind of a weird size. I am not sure anybody makes that size for a high performance tire.
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Old 11-25-2002, 10:17 AM
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I think w/ a 215/50 your speedo won't be accurate.
 
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Old 11-25-2002, 10:57 AM
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If I remember correctly the stock tire size from the factory on the UK 17inch rims is 215/45/17.
That doesn't mean it's the best size though. But that is the size I run.
 
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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.
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I'm running 225/45/17, I did b/c I wanted a little higher sidewall. No problems yet.
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Old 11-25-2002, 12:24 PM
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it really all depends on offset and wheel diameter. gogogo said that if you have a lowered gc, with 215 you'll still get rubbing in the rear, but i have 215s on a 17" wheel and my car (99rs) is lowered about an inch, and i have never once gotten any kinda of rub. however, the wheel is only 7" wide and the offset is +53, so it's a perfect fit.
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