tire size for fronts, 17x7's

[gingerbredman]

alrighty, i need tires bad, and i want to run a little bit wider in the front, at least 1 size up. what i've got are Drifz 517 17x7" wheels, +40 offset i believe (or whatever the avg. is, they're basic wheels). the rear's not a problem, im running 245/45/17's back there.

i've got about a half inch between the inside sidewall of the tire to the strut assembly and an inch and half or so from top of tire to strut. i was planning on getting 225/45/17's, but i think 215/45/17 will do for now. i've heard and read throughout the posts that "nothing bigger than stock will fit etc" but ive got a good bit of clearance. im sure with spacers i could go with 245's or so, but eh, im not into dirt track races

anywho, if there's somebody out there who's not running mean SportMax's or Volk's or whatever, then chime in.. or anybody else, hell im lonely, no one's even looked at my other posts

oh btw ive just aquired another hatch, ive got 3 hatch's now bwahahaha!! my army is nearly complete!!

[slyedog240sx]

unless you are running coilovers which i am still unsure of clearance options with them you will be lucky to use wider than a 225w/o spacers . I am running 215/35/18 and have thought about 225 but will have to test fit cause it is tight. Get on the wheel fitment thread in tires and sus and see what people are running.

[Hijacker]

Moving to wheels/tires

[gingerbredman]

is there another wheel and tire forum?? well hey anywho, yeah the 215/45/17's fit the fronts nicely, no problem'o

[adrianfromthecastle]

yeah, 215/45's will fit pretty square on 17x7's...