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

[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.

[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.