215/40/17 or 215/45/17???

[njd07]

ok guys im about to order some tires for some wheels. the wheels are 17x8.5 and 17x9.5, going to be installed on an s13 that does not have widebody. so I would like to keep it simple and not having to much fitment issues so I wanna go with a 215 front and 235 rear.

tire brand/model: Falken 512's

They only make the 235's in a 235/45/17 , they dont make 235/40/17. so my question is should I get the 235/45/17's and 215/40/17's? or should I get the 215/45/17's?

[240trainee]

don't get a 235/45 rear, it will be monsterous

get 215/40 and 215/45 if you want some stagger

get 215/45 all around if you want even, and you want the front a little higher.

if you do get the 235/45 rear, then get 215/45 front without a doubt.

[KA-T_240]

Originally Posted by 240trainee

don't get a 235/45 rear, it will be monsterous

get 215/40 and 215/45 if you want some stagger

get 215/45 all around if you want even, and you want the front a little higher.

if you do get the 235/45 rear, then get 215/45 front without a doubt.

Why is a 235 monsterous? I would say a 235/40 would be a better option.


The 235 on the back should be just fine. Even more so if you have any power adders or a swap.

If you can not find the tire sizes you want, look for other tires.

[i need tires]

ive ran a 235/45 on the rear i have a 17x9 +15 wheel with a 25mm spacer and it was just fine. i would have gone with a 235/40 but those tires were free

soooooo 235/40 is perfect IMO perfect amount of grip for a 9in wheel

[usdm180sx]

I have 17x9+16 with 215/45 in front and 17x10+18 with 235/40 out back for a nice stretch

*Edit. Tires are Federal ss595

[240trainee]

Originally Posted by usdm180sx

I have 17x9+16 with 215/45 in front and 17x10+18 with 235/40 out back for a nice stretch

I have the same, but with 215/40 front.

I was saying a 235/ 45 was monsterous. 235/40 would be fine.

[swayray]

215/45/17 fronts and 235/40/17 rears...

but if you run 17x9 all around... 235/40/17 all around is prefect...

[240trainee]

this was 8"/9" staggered wheels, with 215/40 front, and 235/40 rear

[95KA-Turbo]

He is asking about the 235/45 because the tires he wants don't come in 235/40s.


I'll go ahead and say what everyone else is indirectly saying:

Go for a different tire.

Run a 215/45 or 40 up front and a 235/40 in the rear.

I'd run 40 series all around, if it was a 9 rather then a 8.5 up front I'd say go with a 215/45 - which is what I'm running on my 17X9s and I like the way they look.

[FaLKoN240]

I hate 45 series tires, after my 225/45/17s FMs in the front got rubbed to oblivion it's 215/40/17 on 9" wide wheel til I die.

OP you can get the ST115 in 235/40/17 if you don't want rubbing issues. My car is too low in the front for 45 series now.

[kozynissan]

Originally Posted by 240trainee

I have the same, but with 215/40 front.

I was saying a 235/ 45 was monsterous. 235/40 would be fine.

235/45 isnt that big #1

#2 depending on how far your car is lowered, would determine the better looking tire options. If your at stock ride height, then a 235/45 would work fine and would help fill some wheel gap. Especially on a 17" wheel, you want a larger tire profile, not something thats gonna look like a rubberband and leave you with 3 inches of wheel gap.

But, but if you have coils or dont want mix and match different profile tires, in that case go with the 40 profile all around.

I would go with the 235/45 in the rear, and a 215/40 (maybe 225/40) in the front. Its ultimately up to how you want it to look, I personally like to have a little more buffer to my wheels.

[smelly240]

i like the 215/45 235/40 setup. all on 17x9

[koolcat]

This is 17x8 all around with 215/40 front and 245/45 rear
if you like the back to be higher than do that i personally like 40 all around but no money to get new tires right now lol

[njd07]

ok well I went with the st115's in 215/40/17 and 235/40/17

[FaLKoN240]

Originally Posted by njd07

ok well I went with the st115's in 215/40/17 and 235/40/17

You're welcome...