Exbauer

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just like the title says...

CivicSouldja

not me

3dStylz

I have 215/45/17 its ok I guess wish I had gone with the smaller 40 series now that I lowered my car

Exbauer

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I was wondering since they are wider if they would rub.

StreetTrendz

yes they would rub much quicker then a smaller tire

HondaLuver

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i have 225/40/18 and i have stock suspention. it fits perfectly. no rubbing...

Damian2k1

<< I have 215/45/17 its ok I guess wish I had gone with the smaller 40 series now that I lowered my car >>



How does the 45 look before being lowered?

NickDaMans02Civic

I have seen it, it looks all right hella better than the 205/40/17 by far. I am getting 215/45/17 here soon probably after the summer.

Nick

Exbauer

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I just wanted to make sure they would not rub when I got them on the car. I have a 1.75 drop in the front and a 1.5 in the rear.

Thanks.

Rival

I've got 225/40/17 and lowered with H&R sport. And it fits perfectly.

Exbauer

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anybody else?

merz

I have'em but I'm at stock height. Fit better than 205/40/17s on stock height cars - fill out the wheelwells much better.

wawacito

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im at stock height too - you can go to member rides and look for me i got pics.

NickDaMans02Civic

humm anyone have any ideas on how much heavier that would be then 215/45/17, just wondering because I don't wanna bend a rim, also have a good ride or would I be better off with 225/45/17 just curious.

Nick

Exbauer

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I like how the fill up the wheel well. I am assuming there is no rubbing or anything?

Does anybody have these on a lowered car?

Thanks.

NickDaMans02Civic

I think I may go with 225/45/17 now might as well you know. Get a little more tred and more cushion, plus I don't plan on lowering my ride so I think I will be all right I will have to talk to discount again and see what they say about it. I may be mistaken but I remember him saying I could go up to 235/45/17 so

Nick

KurupTLX

Those are some HUGE tires... you might wanna check out the Tire Calc... your speedometers gonna be way off and i think it would look whack... too big

K-lx

NickDaMans02Civic

Yeah I have checked it on the tire calc it would be 2.06 too slow which would actually lose some mileage plus the roads when I move back home aren't the best so I may be wishing I had more tire versus the 215/45 that could be problems with rim bending in potholes and so on so I am going to have to get more quotes on how much more per new tires every few mths how much more they will cost me in the long run. I know it will be more but I wanna know how much ?

Nick

Exbauer

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Yeah, I too checked the tire calc. But, I wanted something that will give me more cushion and I park parallel a lot on campus. That way, it will give me room for error and not screw up my lip. Plus, having it too slow will help me anyway because I do a lot of driving. So, having a wider tire will help. When I went to the Discount tire, they said it would be too big and would rub. He told me that because I was going to have it dropped. I already have 2 tires from a friend and could get different size tires in the front.

Does nobody have these on a lowered car?

NickDaMans02Civic

Just curious did he say anything about if you have 225/45/17 and you didn't plan on dropping it would you be all right? It should I was just wondering. Yeah I emailed streetrendz and there wasn't really much of a price difference between the 2 tires and by far his prices have blown discount out of the water, so I have a definate other supplier I have found to compete with.

Nick

Exbauer

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I am guessing you are in Canada then. I will email them tonight and see how much they want for them shipped to the States.

NickDaMans02Civic

I am in Arizona at the present, moving again in a few weeks again for the 2nd time in 2 yrs LOL moving is such a pain [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/IMG]

Nick

Exbauer

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I asked him for a quote and it was steep. I understand that he is in Canada and shipping probably made a big difference. I am going to go to the local Discount and see what they can do. They have Kumho 205/40/17 for $299 + shipping. I was going to get 215/45/17 or 225/45/17, but I wanted something around that price. Tire Rack sells 215/45/17 for $89 a tire. So, I will see what Discount can do.

NickDaMans02Civic

Sweet deal yeah keep me informed on how that comes out

Nick

Exbauer

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I just got back from Discount and they gave me a sweet deal. I ended up getting Kumho 712 215/45/17 because of the drop. He gave me a sweet deal of $448 and some change mounted, balanced, and road hazard. He said he could do the 225/45/17 for $460 with the same stuff. So, I am happy I went to Discount today. All you have to do is keep talking to the guy and tell them Tire Rack sells them for cheap and etc... Eventually you will get the deal, but no promises.

NickDaMans02Civic

Sweet so did you get them put on or are you going to wait for a little while longer? Thats not a bad deal at all

Nick

Exbauer

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I went ahead and got the 215/45/17 because I bought used wheels off a guy and he had 205/40/17 on them. I was such a good deal, I went ahead and got it done. But, he said if I was not going to get it dropped I should get 225/45/17 because it will fill more of the wheel well.

NickDaMans02Civic

Ok sweet, so how is the ride verus the 205/45? Notice any difference. Yeah I have to buy wheels and tires so I am going to really get it price wise. But would rather buy them all at once so I can put them on instead of just looking at them for months.
But thanks for the info yeah I will probably go with 225 now since it will look better.

Nick

Exbauer

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The ride is pretty much the same. I have had 205/50/16, 205/40/17, and 215/45/17 tires. I would never again drive on 205/40/17 tires. They were really ruff because there is no cushion at all. But, the 205/50/16 and 215/45/17 ride like stock. I am sure 225/45/17 would even be better.

EternalBluePearl

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hey exbauer how much did you drop your car. i have a pro kit and did not install it yet i wanna make sure is this will not rub beforre i put it on. i have the same tire 215/45/17