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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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new 17s what size tire?

i just bought a set of 17/7 OZ wheels right now i have 195-60-15 on steelies what size tire will change over without having to have the speedo recalibrated Thanks for input!!
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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205/45/r17 is less than 0.2% smaller
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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thank for the info!!!
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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205/45R17 is a little bit small in my opinion. The proper size for Cobalt/G5 cars while still keeping the same overall diameter are : 195/60/15, 205/55/16, 205/50/17, 215/45/17 (roughly), 225/40/18........those are just some options.
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