morrisok Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Is it possible to put 225/45 rubber on OEM 17" GT rims or are they two narrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekdut Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 It works fine for most 225/45-17s. I've used RE070s on the stock rims, but they fit better on 7.5" wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisS Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I've got 225/45 RE92's on my stock rims. I thought those were the stock tires too, maybe not? (got car with 30k miles on it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 stock size is 215/45/17 yes you can run 225/45/17 on a stock rim. check the specs for the tire you want and you should be within range. know that tires of the same size vary per manufacturer slightly...just like treadwear ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Is it possible to put 225/45 rubber on OEM 17" GT rims or are they two narrow? read this: http://legacygt.com/forums/wheels-tires/4426-faq-offsets-sizes-rims.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrx034me Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 i have 225-45-17 pilot sport a/s on my car, they fit fine. with about 24k on them they wear well too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisok Posted August 8, 2006 Author Share Posted August 8, 2006 Thanks for everyones input. If I do move to 225/45 17's will is screw with the speedo and have a negative effect on mpg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrx034me Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 the effect on the spedo is very minimal depending on exact tire diameter (brands vary quite a bit) you should be 2-5% faster than your spedo indicates. as for mpg i've been getting 28-31mpg highway @ stg2 and then some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trohler Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 i have 225-45-17 pilot sport a/s on my car, they fit fine. with about 24k on them they wear well too How do you like the Pilot Sport A/S? Im considering them when comes time to replace the stockers. Thanks Tolly 07 Impreza 2.5i Special Edition 07 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Thanks for everyones input. If I do move to 225/45 17's will is screw with the speedo and have a negative effect on mpg? too small of an impact on the speedo. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsalicru Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 225/45/17 RT-615s here... "some say, his arms are made of coiled adamantium fibers. And that he tops his cereal with nuts and bolts. All we know is, he's called the Jose." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrx034me Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 the tires were my first mod, as a wrx convert i knew better than keeping the re92's. most people say tires are the #1 thing you can do to change the handling of the car, and i agree albeit @ nearly 200 a pop i dont think i'll be spending thatmuch again for some all seasons. ps any locals need some re92's with 800 miles on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I'm running the 225-45x17 MPS A/S on my LGT Wagon stock wheels, and other than a slight noise increase (kind of hard not to have some increase with these honking tread blocks). They handle amazingly well in dry, wet and snow, and can't even tell that they're wearing with ~8K on the odo. Would recommend them and may even go with them on my wife's Forester replacement Subaru too as I'm sure the stockers will need replacing after the first year or so. That said, the RE92 "A" variant are quiet, work well in the dry and wet. Never got to try them out in the snow since I put a metal bar through the side wall on Christmas Eve, just before we were to head up to the snow. So I replaced them with the MPS A/S. Just make sure you check TPs regularly (at least 2x month) because they definitely don't handle well if they're under-inflated even slightly and you'll be good to go for at least a year. SBT - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moriarty Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 running 225/45-17 Ventus R-S2s. No problems with speedo (double-checked against GPS and Radar), fuel mileage is more or less the same. Only real difference is lotso tire noise, but this is the tire, not the size. Grip is very good. Went 225/45 in hopes of less ruined sidewalls due to lovely NJ roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 if it makes anyone feel any better, I have ran as wide as a 235/40/17 race-compound type tire on a 17x7 wheel. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 225/45 ZIEX ZE512s on stock 17s for my "winter" setup. Yes, I know they're all-seasons, and yes, I know that they're wider than stock - all help conspiring to perhaps less-than-ideal winter traction. But I'm a self-confessed pussycat in the snow/slippery-stuff, anyway, so this set suits me very well as it's frankly quite excellent at *WET* handling, and God knows that NE-Ohio gets plenty of that in the transition-seasons, too. 38/36 PSI, cold, F/R. Yes, compared against my 225/40/18 setup for summers, running on 8" wide rims, the 225/45/17 setup on the stockers is somewhat sloppy upon turn-in, but it's nowhere near "bad," either, and for decently spirited street driving, I find that I don't have much to complain about. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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