[s-cars] Advice on tire size

[Keith Maddock]

Lino M. Valadas <l.valadas at rogers.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I will need new boots shortly, summers, but would like some opinions, pros
> and cons on 225/45/17 vs. 245/40/17.
> 
> Any BTDT?  handling, ride, wandering on the road, fit etc.  Currently I have
> 225/50/16 and I'm happy with the performance, but the 17x8 ET35  BBS's need
> rubber.

I'm quite happy with the 245/40/17 size.  With the correct suspension
setup, there is no wandering.  If your geometry and alignment is not
optimum, then the wider tires will make the wandering worse.

Is your car lowered?  Do you have camber/caster correction plates?

Cheers,
Keith