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I did a search but did not see the answer. What tire has everyone been putting on the Focus SVT Wheel. Both 215-46-17 and 225-45-17 are close in diameter to the original 205-55-16 that came with the SVT. Is there any issues with either size? Both are going to have a smaller side wall than the stock size. What if I go to lower springs later on? I put snows on my original E0 wheels and thought this would be a good time to upgrade to 17' wheels.
Rich S.
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1995 Contour 2.5 MTX 215K miles Son's car(dead and buried)
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215/45/17. They are the same size as the tires on the SVT Focus.
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so if one were to replace the factory svt wheels (215/45/17) with the factory e0 wheels (205/55/16), the tire diameter would be the same and the speedometer right on?
nevermind, found the link to tire size calculator. Thanks.
link is http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
Last edited by hot3dog3lucky3; 04/27/06 04:02 AM.
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Originally posted by hot3dog3lucky3:
so if one were to replace the factory svt wheels (215/45/17) with the factory e0 wheels (205/55/15), the tire diameter would be the same and the speedometer right on?
It's off maybe a percent, so no noticeable speedo differences, .6 IIRC.
Jake
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i have 225/45's on my euros
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99 SE V6\5spd - 156 HP\157 TQ 15.166-90.84
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I went with 215/45 Falkens and wish I had gone for the 225s but I think the width really depends on the tire.
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Originally posted by Decepticon:
i have 225/45's on my euros
best size..
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