I have 2.4L Pursuit and stock RIMs.
Still usign stock tires 205/50/17

I still want to use my stock rims but need tires bad

What do you recommend as i want to go with a wider tire then 205

what sizes can i go before i scrape the fender

ok so i was reading a few post and seen that 225/45 sould be fine

can some one confirm that they do not scrape with fender

 

225/45 is fine,Are you looking at a set of falkons?

 

not sure what i want, yet buut they say the wider teh tire will give better handeling

 

bf g-forces would be my second choice.

 

225/45 17
fuzion Hri's is what i like

 

I like my Pirelli's...

 

Why would you guys go with a tire thats smaller then stock? it will only mess up your speedo and give you more wheel gap....

 

are you sure you read right?

 

i have sportlines so if i drop the tires to 45 or 40 your not gonan see a bid diffrence are you?

 

A 225 45 and a 205 50 would likely read about the same. There are a number of tire calculators you can use on the web, the one at miata.net is actually pretty awesome.

It says at 225/45/17 you'll read 59.8 mph what should be 60 mph.. not a big deal.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Personally I will go to 225/45/17's when I have to upgrade - likely another set of all-seasons, and then I'm buying some 225/40/18's and some new wheels, likely Real Negaros, for next summer.

Edit - Your width actually ties slightly into your gap as well, not just the sidewall. Lots of SC's are running on 225's, you should be fine.