Tire sizes 245/45/18 or 245/40/18

[tom6433]

Originally Posted by Pimped-up

Putting 245's on 18x8 Se-r RIMs? what is the reason for such wideness? For the looks only? If so? you gota get real with your life.... I just switched from 225 to 235 and they do have a bit more of the grip, but the the car is not as rough to the response as it was with 225. Putting 245? is to much...

to each his own, but IMO the stock se-r 225/45's are too small. if you look at the stock 3.5 se tires (215/55/17) they come in at 26.3" tall where as the se-r tires come in at 26.0" so going to a 26.7" tire (245/45) is not that big of a deal. believe it or not, the bigger tires actually correct the speedo issue so that when it says you are going 60 you are actually going 60. but like i said, so each his own.

[altimaser05]

I finally updated my picture. It's hard to tell, but gives the idea. These are the 225/45's. I never spin my tires, I just accelerate hard at times. They only lasted two summers, at about 8,000 miles a summer. I'm hoping these 245's will last around 25,000 miles all together. $1,000 for a set of summer tires is a bear when you're trying to save up for a boat. I'll get my Tige soon enough