225/45/17 a good size for SSR comps?
04-24-2002, 09:01 AM
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225/45/17 a good size for SSR comps?
I'm getting SO3's, and I guess my choices of tire size are:
225/45/17
235/40/17
235/45/17
Kinda curious if I should be getting 235 width tires instead.
Tirerack recommends 225/45/17
225/45/17
235/40/17
235/45/17
Kinda curious if I should be getting 235 width tires instead.
Tirerack recommends 225/45/17
04-24-2002, 09:27 AM
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i can't believe you guys complain about Boston roads so much...they're not that bad..the
Detroit area is really worse IMO, but we don't have as many big steel planks scattered all over the place 
04-24-2002, 09:31 AM
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Depends where you drive, did you get down in the hard-core Big Dig parts of the city?
I'd be running 18's no problem, with skinny rubber if I didn't have to drive through the construction zone twice a day. Trashed an SSR a few days ago on a hole in the ground.
Its mostly people who either work on the north shore and come in through the tunnel, or people who have to get on or off 93 in that area who really have problems.
Its mostly people who either work on the north shore and come in through the tunnel, or people who have to get on or off 93 in that area who really have problems.
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04-24-2002, 09:53 AM
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I am running stock Michelin 225/45-17 on SSR 17x8.5
They look fine and handling seems to have improved. Tire size depends to some extent on your goals. I wanted the lightest wheel/tire combination, so sticking with 225 helps keep weight down.
