I just got my 2002 AP1 and absolutely love it! I bought it with the stock S02 tires, and 30k miles later (original owner and tires) they are done.com. I am going to go with the Kumho SPT's since I rarely track the car and need a good DD tire with a bit of spirited driving along the way. The MX's are a bit too soft and I don't need that much of an agressive tire at this point, being completely stock.

Onto my question. I easily found the correct front tire size for my stock AP1 wheels being 205/55/16. I am having a hard time finding the correct rear wheel tire size though in the Kumho SPT. I have been advised by many posts to get the 245/45/16 , but I do not see that tire size made by KUMHO in the SPT line? Can any of you tire guru's give me the correct rear tire size I need to get in subsitution for the 245/45/16? Unless I am mistaken and they do make that size 245/45/16 and I am just blind and do not see it on the tire rack.

Thanks for any help you guys can provide

 

I am about to get these tires today? Any of you gurus have any ideas?

 

They only have the 205/55R16 and 225/50R16 for the car. I would look at the Fuzion ZRI in the 205/55R16 and 245/45R16. They would be very similar performance but the Fuzion has a wider rear contact patch that matches the S02 tire.
If I can help let me know.

 

Jim what do you think about the Avon Tech M500's compared to the ZRi? They seem to rate better and they are the same price pretty much.