[s-cars] 245/40-17 or 255/40-17 - which should I buy?

[Elijahallen92 at aol.com]

Paul,
 I had 255-40-17's on my S4 with SSR comps 17x8.5 wheels and the would  rub 
in reverse at full lock and also when I had four people in the car and would  
hit a comression in the road they would rub the fender a little.

Elijah
In a message dated 4/10/2005 10:50:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
WeSki at icubed.com writes:

It's  time for new skins for my car and I'm debating which size to buy.   
The patient is a 95 S6 with 2-Bennett coilovers and Koni adjustable  
shocks all around with 2-Bennett front camber plates (2nd  generation).  
The wheels are 17x8.5 ET 38.  I'm confident the  245/40 will fit and 
clear without any troubles, but can the extra 10mm  width that comes with 
the 255 fit without rubbing?  What does the  list think?  Will it only 
rub at full lock?  What about with 4  passengers? (but that is a rare 
day)  The car is not tracked - yet,  but these will be my summer only 
street tires.  

Just need  some wisdom from other's experiences with the different sizes 
and what I  can expect.

TIA,

Paul Dooley
95 S6 - still running my  snows.