Most Close to stock fit tire on 17x8.25

[Summerwolf]

That's a 245/40/18 on a 8.5 inch wide wheel. I know it is a completely different vehicle, just trying to show you how it looks the best I can.

[Norinradd]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

That's a 245/40/18 on a 8.5 inch wide wheel. I know it is a completely different vehicle, just trying to show you how it looks the best I can.

Thanks alot man im readin all through google too. So many ppl seem to say 245/40 on 17x8 is terrible. Looks balloony. And some say its perfect. Doesnt look baloony to me? Looks like the stock 215s on the 17x7s. Doesnt it?


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[Leonardo]

It is all about the tire. Some tires have stiff side walls and will sit square. MPSS 245/40/17 on a 17x7.5 +38

235/45 is a stock wrx size. A few members have this size on the stock 17x8 +53 WRX wheels...

245/40/17 great size tire.

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

It is all about the tire. Some tires have stiff side walls and will sit square. MPSS 245/40/17 on a 17x7.5 +38

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THIS is true as well. Some brands run narrow, and some run wide which contributes to slightly different looks as well!

[Norinradd]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

THIS is true as well. Some brands run narrow, and some run wide which contributes to slightly different looks as well!

Hm i think ill be goin with my original 245 40s


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[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by Norinradd

Hm i think ill be goin with my original 245 40s


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Michelin Primacys in that size????

[Norinradd]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

Michelin Primacys in that size????

Mmm no theyre too much money!! Ill probably buy some used all seasons for winter and get strict summer tires for summer/spring


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[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by Norinradd

Mmm no theyre too much money!! Ill probably buy some used all seasons for winter and get strict summer tires for summer/spring


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Oh, good. When you said "goin with my original" it made me question.

[Norinradd]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

Oh, good. When you said "goin with my original" it made me question.

Haha tbh i enjoy the lack of grip the pimacys have. I feel like wider tire and performance tire will be to grippy for me. I enjoy the playfulness of the back end.


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[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by Norinradd

Mmm no theyre too much money!! Ill probably buy some used all seasons for winter and get strict summer tires for summer/spring


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I ran 245/40 Nitto Motivo. They looked really pinched on the same wheels.

[Norinradd]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

I ran 245/40 Nitto Motivo. They looked really pinched on the same wheels.

What does pinched mean. Like angled up not square? What do you suggest :|!!!


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[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by Norinradd

What does pinched mean. Like angled up not square? What do you suggest :|!!!


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All I am saying is that: 245/40 can look bubbly, as others have said, if you get the "wrong" tire. 17x8.25 is totally wide enough for a 245/40. But, if you get a weak/cheap A/S tire, it still might not look like you want.

We have suggested the "right" size. I know you are concerned with how it looks (evidence: all your threads) And I don't want you to think we gave you wrong advice if the tire doesn't look right to you.

I have run the A/S +; A great tire. It was the predecessor of the AS3.
I am not sure it will give you the same level of grip as the stock tire though, probably more.

(my justification)
Good tires will save/help you in a panic situation, like a deer or a dog.

[Norinradd]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

All I am saying is that: 245/40 can look bubbly, as others have said, if you get the "wrong" tire. 17x8.25 is totally wide enough for a 245/40. But, if you get a weak/cheap A/S tire, it still might not look like you want.

We have suggested the "right" size. I know you are concerned with how it looks (evidence: all your threads) And I don't want you to think we gave you wrong advice if the tire doesn't look right to you.

I have run the A/S +; A great tire. It was the predecessor of the AS3.
I am not sure it will give you the same level of grip as the stock tire though, probably more.

(my justification)
Good tires will save/help you in a panic situation, like a deer or a dog.

I am most concerned with keeping relative dimensions when compared to stock. Same sidewall. Same width as relative to 17x7 compared to 17x8.25. So extra 1.25" wider tire. Same sidewall. Same height. As rim is same dismeter



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[Norinradd]

I just want to know what will fit on a 17x8.25 like a 215 45 fits on a 17x7


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