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I'll jump in the muddy water...
255/40 is the largest recommended 17. And because there is no 265/35/17 Or 275/35/17, getting a wider tire means getting larger wheels.
It's been discussed, but street tires are terrible for AutoX. R compound is the way to go, and may have a lower utqg than 200.
Big money has to be spent to get better wheels for competition than the RPF1. 17's seem like the logical conclusion.
17x9.5 forgestars are available for 335 each. Which is half way to a rays or volk wheel.
And in conclusion: Weight vs width. You have to have a reason to care about grams and tenths of seconds. To many variables here to have a real debate. You do not need extra width till you have extra power. A 255/40 Toyo r888 weighs 26lbs, a 265/35 18 weighs 28lbs.
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