What tire is the best size to go on 17" rims?
205/40/17 or 215/40/17 or..........ect.
I'm going to go with Yokahama Paradas

i would go with 215/45 or 215/50. I have 215/40 and the sidewall is too thin and rides bad and doesn't come close to filling the wheel wells. The stock GSX's come with 215/50

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A 215/45 on a 17 inch rim is as close as you can get to stock diameter. It will be a tiny bit shorter than stock, but not enough to be a significant difference. The stock GSX size, 215/50, is a bit taller. Not too far off, but more than a 215/45.

Check this site out, it's very useful for tire size calculations. You can find it off the club dsm main site (www.dsm.org of course)

http://mr2.com/FORMS/tire.html

"Tutto fa brodo."

Todd Scungio
98 RS
15.173 @ 90.70 MPH

And also a 2011 Ralliart

I thought the tires on the RS were 14/70. If so proper plus sizing would make the tire size you need 17/40, thats what I plan on getting. I dont know if getting a 45 series tire will mess up your speedometer readings, but if it does im sure it wont be that bad.

Toney
'97 RS 5 Speed (totaled)
15.4606@88.42 Mph
96 Toyota Celica GT
88 Toyota Supra NA-T (w/ sports package)
Got Boost?? Hell yeah I-6 turbo powah baby!

proper upsizing for our cars on 17's is 225/45-17

http://www.ocaddict.com

thanks beefgg for the sig

>proper upsizing for our cars on 17's is 225/45-17


Thanks for all the help guys.

what do you think about these rims........ http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=599510365&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1009505997&indexURL=0&rd=1

I had 215 45's and sportlines on my 17's. Tires hit the fender wells badly. I even rolled them. So, I now have 205-40-17's.

>what do you think about these rims........


I likes. I see Steve from Whalentire.com is the guy who posted them too. He's a really nice guy. I would buy from him any time. Good Luck.

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James