Buying Wintersports M3. Quick question.
11-11-2005, 10:03 AM
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Buying Wintersports M3. Quick question.
Which size to go with (on a stock 17-inch wheel)?
215/50/17 or 235/45/17?
What are the negatives of running 215/50/17 (if any)?
215/50/17 or 235/45/17?
What are the negatives of running 215/50/17 (if any)?
11-11-2005, 10:09 AM
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Re: Buying Wintersports M3. Quick question.
235-50-17 is TOO big. 215-50-17 is a great size and will be better in snow than the 235, it is a tad shorter but that is fine. I don't see any downfalls to buying a 215-50-17.
11-11-2005, 10:11 AM
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Narrower tires are generally better in the snow, because their smaller footprint has more...
downward force/area, allowing it to dig into snow better.
11-11-2005, 10:43 AM
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Dry handling would obviously be compromised, but we always need to compromise, don't we? :P
I'd say unless you have to regularly handle deep snow, 235 would be just fine. 215 shouldn't look stretched on a 7.5" wheel, I don't think.
11-11-2005, 10:51 AM
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Re: Dry handling would obviously be compromised, but we always need to compromise, don't we? :P
215 looks fine on the 7.5" wheel. Everything is always a compromise. Personally i am running the 235-45-17 snowtires on my OEM sport wheels. Yes the 215 would cut thru the snow better, but i wasn't as concerned with that. I spend alot of time on dry pavement during the winter so i also wanted decent dry traction and still get good snow/ice traction.
Everything is a compromise. Either one will work. How about flipping a coin and going with that option. By the way Heads = 235-45-17, and tails = 215-50-17. Pull out a quarter and place your order before all the tires are outa stock!
Everything is a compromise. Either one will work. How about flipping a coin and going with that option. By the way Heads = 235-45-17, and tails = 215-50-17. Pull out a quarter and place your order before all the tires are outa stock!
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11-11-2005, 11:08 AM
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I went with 235/45/17 Graspic DS-2s...
figuring smaller sidewall would give a little better dry handling and get better ice traction from dedicated snow/ice compound and larger footprint.
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