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so yea the rims I got say the tire size is 205/40/17

is there an alternative to that size or thats what I should stick with? thanks

WAY too narrow!

Go 225/40R17

Originally posted by Stazi:
WAY too narrow!

Go 225/40R17

Isn't he gonna have to change that since he'd be going wider?

Originally posted by Goonz SVT:
so yea the rims I got say the tire size is 205/40/17

is there an alternative to that size or thats what I should stick with? thanks

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Originally posted by epattonm:

Originally posted by Stazi:
WAY too narrow!

Go 225/40R17

Isn't he gonna have to change that since he'd be going wider?

No,
205/40R17 is just WRONG to start with. That's OK for a Honda, but to kreep the right rolling-radius for a Contour, in 17's you need a 225/45R17 tire.

I misswrote 40 in my first post, that would be OK for a 18.

Originally posted by Stazi:
I misswrote 40 in my first post, that would be OK for a 18.

Or for a 235 wide tire.

225/45r17?...actually for his car,since it came with 205/55r16's...215/45r17's are fine....205/40' might actually be a smaller diameter then his 205/55r16's...which depending on the percentage(less than 2% is ok) might throw off some calibrations

Originally posted by tour96se:
225/45r17?...actually for his car,since it came with 205/55r16's...215/45r17's are fine....205/40' might actually be a smaller diameter then his 205/55r16's...which depending on the percentage(less than 2% is ok) might throw off some calibrations

what is the main difference between the 225 and 215?

10mm width

I made the mistake of going 215/40/17. too thin and speedo is off by about 3mph.

goonz,at work today i looked up the diameter of both wheels 205/40r17 and 205/55r16 to compare the rolling diameter for you the 17's are 24.3" and the 16 are 25.7...that over an inch(obv

)!!!...were as the 215/45's are within .2"'s..

well then..I just want the proper tire where I woulnt have to worry about things like my speedo being off and etc..

I guess I'll go with stazi's advice once again

yeah...215/45 or 225 if you want a wider footprint