Thread: 225/45/18?
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Old 01-23-2004, 10:25 AM   #7
VetteVert
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It's not that bad, but if you are concerned with ride, why not just go with 225/45/17s? Plus, it's all in the tire. The stiffer the sidewall, the rougher they will ride. V series or lower won't ride as rough as Z, for ex.

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Originally posted by imprezaLRX
All good points....Thanks for the info!!! Anyway, The roads suck here in CNY and i was concerned with the 40 series profile being too small/rough ride with my wife and kid in the car (sometimes)...A few years ago i had 215/40/17 on an Impreza L and did'nt like them too much and upgraded to a 45 series which was MUCH better...with the new wrx, the fender gap looks a lot bigger and i was thinking (hoping?) i could get away with a 45 series tire and 18" rim without sacrifing all that you guys mentioned above...So how is the ride on a 40 series tire in a wrx? any problems? Thanks again for the info!!!

-Mark-
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