i just bought some 17s for my car and i was wondering what size tires i need. when i read the noob guide it says i would need something like 225/40 17 but when i check that on tire size calculator it says that it would be 3.18 too fast? so what should i do?

 

3.18 too fast? 225/40/17 should be fine, it depends on the rim width. What rims or width rims did you get?

 

17 inch ICW Rims

 

Do you have the specs of the rims? Offset, Width?

 

if your slammed, 215/40/17 is a good size
if not, 215/45/17

 

I would go 245/45/17. It will put you out +1.0%. The 245/40 is 4.4%. I think the slightly larger tire would fill the wheel well out much better when slammed. I dont know if you are going to get any rub with the taller tire, but that depends on how low you go. I always like the idea of more rubber between your wheels and the road. AKA look at what happened to davzilla.

 

215/45/17 is what u should be running..

 

^^^ that looks sick. Great example!

 

[QUOTE=Palayah8ta;10162008]215/45/17 is what u should be running..

should is a relative term though.

I was running that size on my BB1, and i was rubbing quite often. My drop is retarded though. It's dependent on how low you are.

 

should is a relative term though.

I was running that size on my BB1, and i was rubbing quite often. My drop is retarded though. It's dependent on how low you are.

 

^ we need to know what width your rims are, so that we can advise you on what width tire you need

 

yea i was assuming he has 17x7.. when i 1st got my rims, they had 205/40/17 tires and it looked really dumb, and rode like shit..