Good tire size for 17x7 wheel on a Gen 2.

[jmpSHO2nd]

I am buying some new wheels this week and they are 17x7 and I am curious what the biggest size tire I can get on there without losing performance. My car is lowered a little with Eibachs.
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[jayro]

I run 225/50's on my 16x7.5's. I would think that you could run 225 or maybe 235's with 50 or 45 side walls. I would check out the selection in 225/45r17's.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[SHOspazz92]

I would suggest a 225/45/17 on a 17x7.

Ron Porter is going to Suggest a 215/??/17 on a 17x7.

Someone else is going to say they run 245's on there 17x7 with no problems.

-Sam

 

[firebat45]

Don't forget someone suggesting 185s or something.

In all seriousness, 225 or 235 is likely your best bet. You can fit 245s, it's just not ideal on a 7 inch rim.

 

[kevinspann]

225/50/17 or even 215/55/17


I have 235/45/17 on a 7.5" wheel and they are too short for my liking. A 235/50/17 will be the same height as the stock 215/60/16s

Porter would run 195/60/17 (Kidding, Ron)

 

[St Louis SHO]

225/50/17 is the correct +1 size for a Taurus.

 

[mrecoolgar]

I'm running 225/50's on 17x7's.
Hight is closest to factory.

 

[SHOtime2511]

155-70-17 hella flush,bro

 

[Art5]

I run 225/45/17 in the front and 215/45/17 in the back, but i have 5x114.3 swap and 1"spacers in the back, so that's pretty much the best size for me, but I did try 235/50/17 and it worked very good and had 205/50/17 all around and it was also very nice, but rims were very exposed to curbs though. with lower profile tires put more air so that you wouldn't crack your rims on huge *** holes.

 

[RonPorter]

Jeez, you guys beat me to it!!

For best handling, a 215!! In fact, if you look up SHO wheels on the Tire Rack site, every 17x7 or 17x7.5" wheel recommends a 215.

If you want the look, 225 max. After that, you are losing and behnefit with the sidewalls bent in that far (like what happens when you put 225 on a 16x6" slicer).

 

[DJSHO91]

225/50/17 is the correct +1 size for a Taurus.

X2, I'm running the 225/50-17 on my Gen1 and they work great as a street set-up. No clearance problems if the wheel's offset is correct for the SHO. My wheels at 7.5" width with a 38mm offset and I had to trim a little on the outer wheel lip. That shouldn't be an issue on a Gen 2.

 

[Racer X]

One more piling on the 225/50 R17 bandwagon.

 

[jmpSHO2nd]

Thanks for everyone's input, I am going to go with 225/50/17.
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[32MTX]

on a 7" wide I would do 215-50-17

 

[jmpSHO2nd]

on a 7" wide I would do 215-50-17

No way I'm going with a 215.
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[sho4life]

225 45 work for me and I have intrax springs.

 

[SeanMc]

I ran 235/45/17 with no issues. Speedo was off a tick, but meh. But now I'm sortaflush, and run 185/75/14s on my 17" rim.

 

[32MTX]

No way I'm going with a 215.

you'd be suprised what a 215 can do.......

in fact a decent 215 will probably run circles around a mediocre 225 or 235......

lets not forget 215 is the stock size originally, its not like its some kind of unsafe width for a tire on this kind of vehicle.....

also 215 is the width most of the v6 camrys and v6 accords come with from the factory, they don't have that bad of traction issues and have more power then a SHO...... the 215-60-16 size is making a come back

I would keep the size in mind when you shop for tires, maybe they will be having a sale on that size for a great tire for a cheaper price.... u might come out on top keeping your options open.... I personally wouldn't run anything larger then 225 on a 7" wheel........

 

[Racer X]

you'd be suprised what a 215 can do.......

in fact a decent 215 will probably run circles around a mediocre 225 or 235...

Well of course it would, but in the same vein, a good 225 would have that much more grip than the same 215 on the SHO. The larger contact patch makes a difference.

 

[32MTX]

yeah until you go into corners real hard and your tire is rolling so bad your wearing the sidewall unless u put 50psi in the tire(basically narrowing the contact patch).....

the main limitation here is the guy's wheel size, no one is doubting a 225 offers better grip then a 215, but in the particular case the tires performance and dimensions are going to be different based on the size wheel it is mounted too.....

here is a picture that kind of shows how sidewalls wear, a proper width tire, wheel, and correct air pressure should make it wear until that triangle piece....... I've seen cars where the sidewall would be wearing as far down as where it says the treadwear rating on this pic......... if you all are going on about 10mm in tread widths making a difference in handling, atleast make sure your tire is working like it was inteded...... thats where it will make the most difference when you are at your limit