i lucked out big time and i was given a free set 3rd gen. rims

now..... what size tires would go best with our cars???

 

I have been running the stock 235/45/17 Michelins for about 40k now with no issues.

 

is your ride lowered??

 

235/45

looks good

my 245/35 looked good too

 

Not lowered yet, but is on the list of things to do this summer. I will most likely go with a minimal drop.

 

235/35/20 front and 255/35/20 rear....

 

im putting on 3rd gen stock wheels on a 2nd gen

there 17'zz

 

im putting on 3rd gen stock wheels on a 2nd gen

they're 17'zz

 

17 or 18

 

Let's see some pics of the 3g wheels on a 2g model. What'cha got?

 

imm still deciding on wat tires i should get on them

 

i seriously doubt people be giving away a-specs, so more then likely the base ones, so 17's

 

btw how wide are those rims, should say on one of the spokes on the inside, or someone else might be able to chime in

then also what is your intended purpose for them???, your summer, winter rims, or some year round ones which will kinda dictate the tire size some (you want to keep them kinda narrow if for winter, otherwise you just "float" over that ice and snow)(then summer, stuff the widest tire that will fit on them [as rated by the tire manufacture])

 

17 x 8 +45

i want to use them as summer wheels ... well maybe all year round

im leaning towards 235/40/17

 

if year round, i might go more for 225's, cause i know 245's (and they are all seasons btw) suck in the snow/slush we got after i had put them on in april, and then also depending on if you are lowered or not, gotta pay attention to the rear quarter panel's lip and might have to get rolled some, but more specifically more then likely will have to trim those bumper tabs though

 

lowered on tein s tech .. canadian winters :S ... but winter was mild this last year

fenders are already rolled .. and my bumpers are already trimmed from my previous set up

i have winters tires for them ... but im thinking it might be a hassle to change them every other season

i want tires i can ride with in the summer or all season.. if i get lazy to change em

soo u say 225/ 40 ???

 

225/45-17, don't want like an 1" smaller tire then stock on there lol, if you want year round tires, but if you are going for summer only i say at least a 245, if not a 255 with some good trimming would do for that wide look
and changing them out will basically be your time to rotate at the same time, so not too big of a deal if you ask me

and then i went with all seasons on mine cause i have had them like a month and a half and have not found the limit yet, lol, but more the reason was because they had an expected life of like 40k (a good compromise for life and grip if you ask me), compared to being less then 20k for summer only tires, and cheaper at the same time (and i still payed like $900 US for them anyways, so not cheap either)

 

btw i got my stock rims, with stock sized tires for the winter, so not too worried about how these totally preform in the winter; and they can also be curb checked, and not have me really care too much about them (more my alignment that i am worried about), compared to my "untouched" summer rims

 

^^you're a baller

 

only got 245's though , but i am also on 18" a-specs though which are 8" wide also
but anyways the 245 is the maximum allowed on a 8" rim (18" though) by the tire manufacture (i got bridgestone potenza's all seasons btw), so can't really go wider then that, and anyways this is my first true set of rims on a car, so i just wanted to be careful also, with not too wide