Paprika

Hi folks.
Been a while.

I ran over a pothole. It killed my LH Rear Continental ExtremeContact DWS XL 205/50R17 I have wrapped around Monte Titano MT1 PIANA wheels. Hole in the sidewall. Great. New replacement after 2 years and 45,000 miles.

Since the fronts are down to 5/32s, I'm strongly considering just getting all new tires. Especially since moving to the Detroit area and putting the FE5-YYZ struts/springs/end-links on my 2LT over a year ago, I've felt the ride over these terrible roads now has gotten worse within the last 3 months (maybe as things cooled down). These roads are seriously wearing on my car, I can feel it and hear it. Especially on Schoenherr between 17 mile and 12 mile. Just terrible.

I am thinking I should step up the sidewall height and leave the Ultra High Performance category and look at a Touring tire. Trade in some steering crispness for more comfort. Today I'll take it.

But can I fit a 225/50 R17 without rubbing? That's the question.

If I can't then I'm forced to 225/45. My current tire size (205/50) is same as the OEM Sport 17" but also sort of a less common size, apparently -- No locals carried anything in that size in the store. Crazy.

My wheels have a 40mm offset.

Let me know your thoughts.

Sharkey

iTrader: (1)

225/45r17 are essentially the same diameter as the 205/50r17, a 225/50r17 is around 3/4" taller. the 225/50r17 will fit, people run larger tires without issue.

the bigger question is what width wheels do you have?

Paprika

My wheels are 17x7.5.
The tire rack "recommended" tire size for them are 225/45-17.

Wheels: Monte TITANO MT1 Piana Matte Titanium

Paprika

SO I got these tires. They just barely fit haha.. there is rubbing on the front end when I make a very hard turn.
225/50 R17 BFGoodrich G-Force Comp-2 A/S