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I have Kumho Ecstas 205/40R/17 for my contour. I probably going to put them on my contour since i'm not selling my contour anymore. I have people say that that tire wont support the weight of the contour with the 2.5L engine. But a guy at a local performance shop (Underworld Customs) has a SVT and he had those same tires on his car before he put on his 18's. So please help me so i can make a decision to sell them or to keep them. Thanks!
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Shauns SVT ran fine with the 205/40r17 and he didn't have any problems, but in my opinion the 215/40r17 would look better on the car.
Aaron
AKA NVS SVT
98.5 Silver/Blue SVT#4553
Yeah it's modded
98 T-Red/Blue SVT Contour Totaled 06/05/06
03 3L,VCN 2000,CAT Cams,MSDS Headers w/Y-Pipe,XCal2 and lots more
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Even 215/40's look small. That is what I have and it looks a little odd. I will be going to 215/45's next and that is the proper size. It looks right and will not throw off the speedo.
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I just looked at pics of your car it looks sweet, I see what you mean by it looks odd. Thats strange I never really found mine to look odd. I had 215/45's but I found that they looked way to thick and made my wheels look small and everytime I went over a bump or dip in the road it would rub like biatch. How much has the 215/40's affected your speedo. Aaron Here's a pic of my car with the 215/40's Pic
AKA NVS SVT
98.5 Silver/Blue SVT#4553
Yeah it's modded
98 T-Red/Blue SVT Contour Totaled 06/05/06
03 3L,VCN 2000,CAT Cams,MSDS Headers w/Y-Pipe,XCal2 and lots more
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how much will the 205/40r/17's through off my speedo by?
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go here . It will tell the precent off that your speedo will be for any size tire. When my speedo reads 60, I am actually going 57ish.
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I already explained why the 80 load rating was not sufficient for a Contour. Someone may get lucky with a set of them, but I'd hate to have a tire pop while going down the highway.
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