17" tires on Gen 1 - Questions

[ChrisR]

I'm getting 17" wheels soon, and I'm looking for new tires for them. I am unsure on the offset, but they are 7.5 wide. I was thinking about 225/50/17 for tires. That would only be a 1.1% speedo error.

Opinions on that size?

 

[speedy91]

My 17's have a 40mm offset with 235/45R17 tires.
Eric

 

[ghostrider]

I've got 17x7.5 rims and I ride on 225/45/17 they fit alright. I could probably do 235/45/17 once I fix my saggy suspension.

Edit: Oh yeah the offset is also 40mm

<small>[ May 22, 2002, 03:53 PM: Message edited by: ghostrider ]</small>

 

[ChrisR]

So do you think 50 series is too tall? The tire calculator says that the 45 series is 4.5% off (225) and 3.2% off(235). Plus I want to fill in the fender gap, but not have rubbing.

Chris

 

[ChrisR]

I guess no one uses a 50 series tire frown