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post Mar 15, 2007 - 8:38 PM
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I just bought some Sport Edition E2 17 inch wheels with a 40 offset. What size would you guys recommend for my tires? 215 40 17 or 215 45 17? Or are there any other sizes you guys recommend? Thanks
 
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post Mar 15, 2007 - 9:31 PM
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if you are going with 215, then go for the 45s. Stef (hurley97) has them on her car and they are perfect IMO. They have such a better ride quality than the 40s.


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post Mar 15, 2007 - 10:01 PM
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like Dustin said, definitely go with the 45's

I had 40's for a while and they were terrible... I went through 2 tires in like 2 months and felt every little rock in the road, not to mention potholes felt like I had no tires at all. I noticed a much better ride with the 45's. IMO they look and ride so much better.


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post Mar 15, 2007 - 10:15 PM
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215/45s FTW I have them on my tC wheels
post Mar 16, 2007 - 2:10 PM
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Sad, I am trying to save up money to replace my 205 40's with 215 45's.

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post Mar 18, 2007 - 9:55 AM
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I ended up going with a 215 45 17 for 70 bucks a tire on tirerack.com
post Mar 18, 2007 - 9:25 PM
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what tires did you get?
post Mar 20, 2007 - 6:28 AM
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these are the tires I got. They had good reviews all over tire rack and every where else I read.
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post Mar 20, 2007 - 9:15 AM
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I had those tires on my old VW. They are pretty good tires and the sidewall holds up to a lot of stress. I might look into buying another set of these when I need to buy tires again.


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post Mar 20, 2007 - 1:31 PM
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my car came with some new general something.. HATED it.. now I only stick with the more "known" brands. Hope mine was just a fluke.
post Mar 20, 2007 - 1:52 PM
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dont be cheap with tires, most important thing you can buy for your car in my opinion and many people overlook it. i went cheap with my falkens. theyre not bad, but i cant wait to get another set.


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post Mar 20, 2007 - 5:31 PM
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I had generals on my pontiac grand am gt and I loved them. They were awesome.

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