View Full Version : 215/40/17 or 215/45/17???
njd07
03-26-2008, 12:18 PM
ok guys im about to order some tires for some wheels. the wheels are 17x8.5 and 17x9.5, going to be installed on an s13 that does not have widebody. so I would like to keep it simple and not having to much fitment issues so I wanna go with a 215 front and 235 rear.
tire brand/model: Falken 512's
They only make the 235's in a 235/45/17 , they dont make 235/40/17. so my question is should I get the 235/45/17's and 215/40/17's? or should I get the 215/45/17's?
240trainee
03-26-2008, 12:36 PM
don't get a 235/45 rear, it will be monsterous
get 215/40 and 215/45 if you want some stagger
get 215/45 all around if you want even, and you want the front a little higher.
if you do get the 235/45 rear, then get 215/45 front without a doubt.
KA-T_240
03-26-2008, 12:50 PM
don't get a 235/45 rear, it will be monsterous
get 215/40 and 215/45 if you want some stagger
get 215/45 all around if you want even, and you want the front a little higher.
if you do get the 235/45 rear, then get 215/45 front without a doubt.
Why is a 235 monsterous? I would say a 235/40 would be a better option.
The 235 on the back should be just fine. Even more so if you have any power adders or a swap.
If you can not find the tire sizes you want, look for other tires.
i need tires
03-26-2008, 12:52 PM
ive ran a 235/45 on the rear i have a 17x9 +15 wheel with a 25mm spacer and it was just fine. i would have gone with a 235/40 but those tires were free
soooooo 235/40 is perfect IMO perfect amount of grip for a 9in wheel
usdm180sx
03-26-2008, 12:59 PM
I have 17x9+16 with 215/45 in front and 17x10+18 with 235/40 out back for a nice stretch
*Edit. Tires are Federal ss595
240trainee
03-26-2008, 02:15 PM
I have 17x9+16 with 215/45 in front and 17x10+18 with 235/40 out back for a nice stretch
I have the same, but with 215/40 front.
I was saying a 235/ 45 was monsterous. 235/40 would be fine.
swayray
03-26-2008, 02:21 PM
215/45/17 fronts and 235/40/17 rears...
but if you run 17x9 all around... 235/40/17 all around is prefect...
240trainee
03-26-2008, 02:24 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/240trainee/HPIM0298.jpg
this was 8"/9" staggered wheels, with 215/40 front, and 235/40 rear
95KA-Turbo
03-26-2008, 02:26 PM
He is asking about the 235/45 because the tires he wants don't come in 235/40s.
I'll go ahead and say what everyone else is indirectly saying:
Go for a different tire.
Run a 215/45 or 40 up front and a 235/40 in the rear.
I'd run 40 series all around, if it was a 9 rather then a 8.5 up front I'd say go with a 215/45 - which is what I'm running on my 17X9s and I like the way they look.
FaLKoN240
03-26-2008, 04:50 PM
I hate 45 series tires, after my 225/45/17s FMs in the front got rubbed to oblivion it's 215/40/17 on 9" wide wheel til I die.
OP you can get the ST115 in 235/40/17 if you don't want rubbing issues. My car is too low in the front for 45 series now.
kozynissan
03-26-2008, 05:27 PM
I have the same, but with 215/40 front.
I was saying a 235/ 45 was monsterous. 235/40 would be fine.
235/45 isnt that big #1
#2 depending on how far your car is lowered, would determine the better looking tire options. If your at stock ride height, then a 235/45 would work fine and would help fill some wheel gap. Especially on a 17" wheel, you want a larger tire profile, not something thats gonna look like a rubberband and leave you with 3 inches of wheel gap.
But, but if you have coils or dont want mix and match different profile tires, in that case go with the 40 profile all around.
I would go with the 235/45 in the rear, and a 215/40 (maybe 225/40) in the front. Its ultimately up to how you want it to look, I personally like to have a little more buffer to my wheels.
smelly240
03-26-2008, 05:44 PM
i like the 215/45 235/40 setup. all on 17x9
koolcat
03-26-2008, 06:15 PM
http://i30.tinypic.com/2vjvt05.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/10dfnu9.jpg
This is 17x8 all around with 215/40 front and 245/45 rear
if you like the back to be higher than do that i personally like 40 all around but no money to get new tires right now lol
njd07
03-26-2008, 10:29 PM
ok well I went with the st115's in 215/40/17 and 235/40/17
FaLKoN240
03-26-2008, 11:16 PM
ok well I went with the st115's in 215/40/17 and 235/40/17
You're welcome... :mrmeph:
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