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post Oct 1, 2011 - 6:57 PM
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Hey guys. I'm at a loss here. I'm not too adept in wheelology, lol, so I'm don't have a lot of knowledge on wheels and tires. I come seeking your knowledge since I know we have autocrossers, rally drivers, etc. I'm buying Hankook Ventus RS-3s as daily tires (I know rolleyes.gif) for my Drag DR-13s. I'll be pushing around 380-400 WHP on pump for low boost setting, so I need the stickiness. I was thinking 225/40/17. Will it be fine? I know this tire works best on 8" or higher, but these will be my pothole-skipping wheels so I am willing to compromise until I purchase proper track wheels.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...um=245WR7Z222XL


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Posts in this topic
- OOBE   Optimal tire size for 17 x 7 wheel   Oct 1, 2011 - 6:57 PM
- - mak5603   I have 205/40/17 on my 17x7's.   Oct 1, 2011 - 9:36 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Perfectly fine, I actually did not know that size ...   Oct 1, 2011 - 9:52 PM
- - whatthe   is the awd or fwd? Your going to need something l...   Oct 1, 2011 - 10:34 PM
- - 808celica   215/45/17 are cheaper LOL you can burn through the...   Oct 2, 2011 - 12:04 AM
- - OOBE   45? That tall? I have 205/50/17 up front and they ...   Oct 2, 2011 - 12:23 AM
- - trdproven   215/40 for low profile look 215/45 for the more pr...   Oct 3, 2011 - 12:54 AM
- - BonzaiCelica   with that much power going to the wheels on a fwd ...   Oct 3, 2011 - 1:28 AM
- - trdproven   For some reason 225/40 is no longer a size being s...   Oct 11, 2011 - 6:33 AM
- - SwissFerdi   How does that size ride? I feel like 225 is too wi...   Oct 11, 2011 - 9:31 AM
|- - HectortheRican   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 11, 2011 - 8...   Oct 11, 2011 - 11:40 AM
|- - trdproven   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 12, 2011 - 12...   Oct 11, 2011 - 10:19 PM
- - injection   as of now im runnin 215/45/17, on Ventus HRII, i d...   Oct 11, 2011 - 1:26 PM
- - OOBE   Thanks for the insight, guys. I am limiting myself...   Oct 11, 2011 - 4:46 PM
- - presure2   i've been running 225/45's on the car for ...   Oct 12, 2011 - 5:01 PM
- - Promasta   as trd said, 225/40/17s no longer exist except in ...   Oct 12, 2011 - 10:15 PM
- - stephen_lee   so a 7.5 inch wheel would 235/40/17 work?   Oct 13, 2011 - 12:25 PM
- - trdproven   ^ wow that would be a meaty tire on that size whee...   Oct 13, 2011 - 7:35 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Doesn't seem too meaty to me [called it, no mo...   Oct 13, 2011 - 9:57 PM
- - stephen_lee   i had 17*7 rims with 215/40s on them.. so i dont t...   Oct 14, 2011 - 9:14 AM
- - Culpable04   it would work, but it would s*ck for handling. I...   Oct 14, 2011 - 10:39 AM
- - SwissFerdi   ^ That's what I've learned now from my exp...   Oct 14, 2011 - 11:20 AM
- - trdproven   really 235 is meaty, its not meaty for someone tha...   Oct 14, 2011 - 11:58 AM
- - stephen_lee   I was just thinking the 235 would be a better choi...   Oct 14, 2011 - 1:26 PM
- - trdproven   another option, its been overlooked by many. but ...   Oct 14, 2011 - 5:32 PM
|- - stephen_lee   QUOTE (trdproven @ Oct 14, 2011 - 5...   Oct 14, 2011 - 9:23 PM
|- - trdproven   QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Oct 15, 2011 - 12...   Oct 17, 2011 - 12:01 AM
- - Promasta   best option is 17x8s with 235/40/17s. great looks,...   Oct 14, 2011 - 7:23 PM
- - OOBE   Do the Ventus RS-3s come in that 215/45 size?   Oct 15, 2011 - 8:20 PM
- - stephen_lee   well you know ur stuff, i stand corrected and yea...   Oct 17, 2011 - 9:42 AM
- - trdproven   damn man, you own how many celicas? BTW, we are...   Oct 17, 2011 - 8:27 PM
- - stephen_lee   Currently? I own 3: my daily, 7a auto; the parts c...   Oct 17, 2011 - 8:29 PM
- - trdproven   yup i run the IT department for a federal governme...   Oct 18, 2011 - 11:27 AM
|- - stephen_lee   QUOTE (trdproven @ Oct 18, 2011 - 11...   Oct 18, 2011 - 1:28 PM
- - SwissFerdi   ^ That's the tire I was dead set on before I f...   Oct 18, 2011 - 2:55 PM
- - trdproven   yea i noticed those tires when I was researching.   Oct 18, 2011 - 7:28 PM
- - SwissFerdi   NVM.   Oct 18, 2011 - 8:26 PM


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