I was looking at some packages from wheelsandtires.com and all of their 17x7 packages come with a 205/40/17 tire ,are they too small? most other sites and this forums faq recomend 215 or 225
Yea thats ridiculous. go by what the faq says.
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Well, what's gonna happen is that your speedometer is going to read too slow. Example, your speedometer reads 60mph, and you're only travelling 56mph. As well, your odometer will climb faster as your wheels are spinning more to cover the same amount of ground.
If you're looking into wheel and tire packages, contact the company and try to get a 215 or 225 wheel and tire package price. It shouldn't be much more, and will keep your car much happier.
I may not know much about cars, but I know two things....
1) Breaking things is expensive, and
2) Horsepower isn't cheap.
any other places you guys would recommend that have similar prices?
also try to get a 45 series tire instead of a 40.
yea i have 215/40/17 and my speedo is off around 4 mph, only reason i did it is because of the deal i got on them, and it isnt worth it
Check with tirerack.com. They'll even mount and balance em for you. I got mine there, and got a really good deal. They even have a function on the website that'll let you see the wheels on your car.
get either a 215/45/17 or a 225/45/17
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checkout wheelmax.com ... they have a lot of wheels
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I also have 215-40-17 tires. I havent seen any problems with my speed (doesn't mean they don't exist). This is just my observation. I love my tires. They give a low prfile and look great (Kumho 711). Just my .02
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what is the difference between a 215/40/17 and a 215/45/17?
We'll use this size for the example 215/45/17
the first # stands for the wheel width which would be 215mm
the second # stands for the side wall thickness which would be 45mm
the third # stand for the whell diameter which is 17 inches
so basically the difference between the 40 and the 45 is 5mm. So the 40 is a lower profile tire
hope that makes sense
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is there something better about having hte 45 over the 40.. or is there really a difference other then the 5mm?
boostedeco wrote:We'll use this size for the example 215/45/17
the first # stands for the wheel width which would be 215mm
the second # stands for the side wall thickness which would be 45mm
the third # stand for the whell diameter which is 17 inches
so basically the difference between the 40 and the 45 is 5mm. So the 40 is a lower profile tire
hope that makes sense
IS COMPLETELY WRONG.
the 45 is the PERCENTAGE of sidewall compared to the width.
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Yeah, as Viper said.
Click my sig for details on this stuff. Having small tires not only looks funny but will hurt your gas mileage as well as racking up the miles quicker.
205/40 is fine with 17 i had them doesnt really screw with anythiing that much and it looks way better then big ass tires do, later
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40 sidewalls on a jbody go best with 18" rims. I have 45's on mine (17" rims) and I think they look great. Of course, it's my car so I'm biased
