Tee-Dub

I'm getting ready to order my Sumitomos and am debating on size. I'm afraid the 225 will rub on the front since I'm lowered, but I don't want to use a 245 on the rear since my Volk rear wheels are 9" wide. Any one using the 215/255 combo? Does it handle ok? Does it look ok?

s2k dre

i had azenis 215/45 255/40 combo! i dont like the 225 up front, it looks too beefy, but i only daily drive mine and dont track it, so thats my opinion.

22calbr

its goot.

freescopesdad

I just ordered Nitto NT01s for track in those sizes. I kept the front in the stock size for the same reason... car is lowered about an inch.

Tee-Dub

Good to know. I do notice the stock 215's are narrower than most other 215 tires out there.

LostMotion

Not a good combo for handling at all, although I wouldn't call it unsafe you are just going to understeer a lot more.

freescopesdad

Not relative to the stock RE050s.

215/45-17 RE-050 tread width = 6.7"
245/40-17 RE-050 tread width = 9.1"
Front to rear percentage = 74%

215/45-17 NT-01 tread width = 7.6"
255/40-17 NT-01 tread width = 9.3"
Front to rear percentage = 82%

On the basis of tread width wouldn't the NT-01s understeer less due to increasing the relative grip at the front? And what about the CR? Honda went to a wider rear tire (255 up from 245).

AP_ONE

you can VERY easily run a 245 on a 9" rim with zero stretch!

and then do the 215 front!

Tee-Dub

Its gonna look more "stretched" than it does on the stock 8" rim. I like the look of a little more meat to fill things in. I'm not worried about the rears rubbing, but the fronts are pretty close on the 215's. I'm lowered on Espelir ASD coils/Koni yellows on the upper perch and its pretty dumped.

TRDLiquidSilver

i'm running that setup right now and i posted about my reasoning for 215/255 combo and why a chose the HTRZ-3. it might be on page 4 or 5 because it was less than a week ago.