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02-18-2004, 01:14 PM | #1 |
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All-Season Performance tires 225/50-17 or 235/50-17
Looking for All-Season Performance tires 225/50-17 or 235/50-17
TireRack has only the following option: Michelin Pilot Sport A/S - expensive Bridgestone Potenza RE92 - had them before, they suck Goodyear Eagle RS-A - low rating and several Grand Touring tires with low rating also. What is this??? Does it mean that everybody who switched to 17" pay fortune for their tires buying Michelin Pilot Sport ??? People having 17" wheels! Need your input a lot!!! Thanks.
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02-18-2004, 01:18 PM | #2 |
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Are you sure that is the size you must have....it would seem to limit your choices...
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02-18-2004, 01:28 PM | #3 | |
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02-19-2004, 10:03 AM | #4 |
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Look at a 235-45x17 size.
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02-19-2004, 12:55 PM | #5 |
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And/or a wider wheel.....a 17x8 would be a better choice...
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02-19-2004, 03:43 PM | #6 | |
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I was under the impression that 8" wide wheels at acceptable offsets would be a tough fit on Foresters? Paul |
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02-19-2004, 04:54 PM | #7 |
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Under 5% difference you will never notice....nothing is 'ideal'.
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02-19-2004, 05:12 PM | #8 |
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235/50/17 is a much better fit. So close, that it's virtually the same size. I'd say that's ideal.
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02-19-2004, 05:17 PM | #9 |
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...Ok...so buy truck tires for it....
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02-19-2004, 07:45 PM | #10 | |
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02-20-2004, 03:51 PM | #11 |
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In 225/50 & 235/50 R17, revs per mile:
215/60 R16 - 774 - RE92 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S - 795 & 777 and 235/45R17 - 811 Bridgestone Potenza RE92 - 804 & NA(data, that is) Goodyear Eagle RS-A - 807 & 797 Need to check out revs pe rmile in the specs section to see how individual tires match up to original rubber. Are the stockers RE-92s? There isn't much there for all season in that range, and nothing on the truck side for all season. Tom |
02-20-2004, 04:03 PM | #12 |
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How about Pirelli P-6 225/45R17? 776 revs per mile.
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02-20-2004, 09:05 PM | #13 |
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care to give a link?
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02-20-2004, 10:28 PM | #14 |
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P-6's suck great amounts of poo.
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02-22-2004, 10:13 PM | #15 |
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235-40-17 is the closest size to stock height that you will get on a WRX.
I run them on my 99 RS with no rubbing issues and several of my customers have them on their WRX with the same result. If you check Tirerack they have the tire revolutions listed for the different tire sizes.That sould help you with a size choice. |
02-25-2004, 02:52 AM | #16 | |
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do people even read the posts anymore? How bout 245/45 17? |
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02-25-2004, 09:35 AM | #17 |
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the 2 17" sizes I recommend for the Forest XT are
215/55-17 225/50-17 |
02-25-2004, 06:49 PM | #18 |
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I take the 235/50/17 would cause some rubbing issues then?
Just wondering. |
02-26-2004, 01:13 AM | #19 |
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Yokohama AVS DB 2
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02-26-2004, 01:50 AM | #20 | |
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02-29-2004, 08:40 PM | #21 | |
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02-29-2004, 11:34 PM | #22 |
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how does my comment make no sense? how would a tire size be ideal if it rubs?
i have no experience with this tire size rubbing thats why i put "if" in front of my question. the overall diameter of this tire size is a little larger than stock size, with the wider rims/tires and a lower offset, i assume they'll rub. |
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