I'm just calling out your ignorance on the subject.

Baby sit your tires? Do you never check tire pressures on a normal tire? Its not going to explode and unbead at 30psi vs 32

Also how is it "decreasing" performance when same tires are on stock wheels? He may not gain anything from it but it also doesnt decrease

Easy there tiger. My ignorance on the subject? I never said unbead or explode so check your reading comprehension and ignorance.

Pull hard on that vape pen and realize that you don't have the experience needed to make such accusations. Prove my actual responses wrong, or find the exit, stage left

Prove them right, then?

i been running stretched tires on all my cars. currently have a 215/35/18 on a 9.5 and no issues, just check your pressures once a week or every few days, but i doubt you have issues

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OP this is totally a fine thing to do: Wear your stock tires out on wider wheels. Then down the road (sorry had to sneak a pun) buy wider tires.

When I purchased new 8"W wheels recently, there was a chart from the manufacturer that said min width 215, max 235.

I have 215's on the wheels now. Stretch another inch? I'd wait until you need new tires or get 8".

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Thanks for all the feedback. I don't want to take an unnecessary risk, so I am leaning more towards getting new tires for the wheels instead of stretching them.

Now my concern is tire pricing (again, I am car-illiterate at the moment; this is all very new to me). I am looking at 245/40/17s, but prices vary. I see $50 tires and I see $170 tires. I only have about 300 to 400 extra bucks to spend on tires at the moment...

What is a budget tire that I can get for a daily driver who likes to have a little bit of fun on mountain roads?

IMHO, I would hold off on buying the tires until you have a bit more spend. Tirerack doesn't have too many 245/40/17 options under $100 per tire. Keep an eye out for sales or wait until tax return season. If you're willing to step up to ~160 per tire it brings a few more recognized/reviewed tires into the mix like the potenzas or extremecontacts.

Tirerack's list of 245/40/17 tires
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...earDiameter=17

What Tectoniic said, I'd wait a bit until you have enough money to afford decent tires too. They're one of the absolute most important safety items on your car, and have one of the largest influences on your vehicle's stopping power.

Are you buying the RPF1s new? You could also save a fair bit of money by finding a used set in like new condition. They're one of the most common wheels out there, and deals a nice used ones are pretty easy to come across.

Here's a decent option for one they have on closeout: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....wtpackage=true

In their review of tires in that category it scored the lowest, but it would still be a decent tire from a reputable manufacturer. It also has a good amount of consumer reviews (200+ with 4/5 stars average). That's not a bad deal at all for a $75/ea tire.

Personally, I'd still opt to save a bit more and get something like Yokohama S.Drives or BFgoodrich gForce Sport Comp-2s, but those Firestones would be just fine. I spoke with one of their reps at a track weekend recently, and he did a pretty good job of selling them as a solid daily driving tire.

There are a ton, but not in the color I want. I want white ones. The set I'm looking at right now is around $1150.

Sumitomo htrz iii

Probably the best bang for the buck tire in your budget.