^ Yes lots of good points brought up in this thread. I'd like to thank everyone for chiming in and teaching me a thing or two about tire setups.
The first thing I thought when I actually tried out the tires was "did I ruin the balance of the car?". I'll have to wait for warmer temps to see as I'm putting the winters on shortly.
Might have to go back to 215/45/17 if that is the case.
I do plan on getting some RCE yellow's and a rear strut bar next spring so we shall see what happens