what size tires do i use??

[drifto808]

alright guys im geting a set of rims for my s13..17x7 for the front and 17x9 for the rear. what size tires do i use. i want it to be pretty close to the height of stock tires. i was think about 215/45/17 for the front and 235/40/17 for the rears.. what do you guys think..

[lrb_2000]

i'd go with 225-235 on the front, and 255 on the back.. but you can a quite a bit wider on the rear if you want.. but 235/255 combo would be better for handling i'd imagine... you choose the height.

[AJ1356]

well actually 225 0r 235 tire would be too wide for a 7inch wide rim. 215 is kinda pushing it but you could get away with putting 215's on a 7inch wide rim. for fronts you might want to use something 17x7.5 that way you can have 225/45/17. for the rear since you'd have a 9 inch wide rim i'd say go as wide as 265 nothing wider that that.

[lrb_2000]

I thought people used 225's on s14 se wheels. maybe i'm wrong.

[Anand]

I have 225/45 in the front and 235/45 in the rear.. all on 17x9

[hannibal]

This belongs in teh Wheels/Tires forum.

You can run 225/50 on a 7" wheel. I think you biggest problem is the large 2" stagger in widths. I heard something like 17x8 F and 17x9 R will produce less understeer.

[AJ1356]

the bigest problem in this setup is understeer. the second is if you put 225s on the 7s you'd have bubbly looking side walls. so if you have already bought the rims go with the sizs already suggested. if you have not bought the rims yet. then go for 17x8 and 17x9 then a whole new world can open for you. and you can run the tires you want on them without it looking all wierd

[whiterps13]

This belongs in teh Wheels/Tires forum.

This belongs in teh Wheels/Tires forum.

This belongs in teh Wheels/Tires forum.

its been covered so many times in the last month, just do a little search and you will find an answer to any question you have.

[slydin'240]

Here is a great list in the new Hankook Tire Catalog.

[Juujai]

with a x7 u can do a 215 pretty good and x9 lots of guys do like "... 215" to like 255. 235-255 should be good depending on your driving style/how your car reacts and how much rubbing clearance.

[TurboSilvia7587]

i have 17 x 7 in front and 17 x 9 in the rear. I went with 225-45-17 in front and 245-40-17 in the rear

[nismofly]

215 and 235 would work fine, just the rear will be more stretched than the front...the 215 on a 7" will make a pretty much square sidewall

[97ka-t]

Mine are 17x8 and 17x9, and I currently have 225/45/17 and 245/45/17.. I think I'll be going with 235/40/17 and 255/40/17 when I swap out my Kuhmos with Falkens.. the past 10k miles have been rough on my rears..