Will 225/45zr17 or 245/45zr17 fit?

[Daniel Young]

I was just curious if the falken 225/45zr17's or the 245/45zr17's would work well without rubbing on the stock racingharts?

 

[Glowmunkey]

ummm, I doubt 245s would even turn... I've been told that 225s rub.

 

[AZMSP84]

ummm, I doubt 245s would even turn... I've been told that 225s rub.

235's barely fit, about 2mm on the back. There is no way 245's would go on at all.

 

[HFD45]

I was just curious if the falken 225/45zr17's or the 245/45zr17's would work well without rubbing on the stock racingharts?

245 is a huge difference from the stock 215, my guess that would most deff. rub without any modification.
225 u'll be able to get away without doing anything, only b/c if u look in your manual the optinonal tire size besides the stock 215/45ZR17 would be the 225/45ZR17

 

[mspeed101]

Yea the 225 you should be fine you may get minimal rub but thats it

 

[Macs MSP]

225 Falken

225 Falekn Azenis Sport will not fit. You will rub on the inside of the wheels well. I talked to a couple MSP Autocrossers over the weekend and they had tried but had to take them off. The 225 Azenis is wider than most 225 tires. For some reason they are the same widht as a 235.

There are plenty of 225/45/17 tires out there that will stick just as well az the Falkens but you will probably have to spend a little more to get that performance.

 

[Metal MP5]

the bf goodrich kdw2 have a pretty good rating on tirerack.com but they dont have the falkens so we cant compare.

but to me, i'm sure the difference in traction is not worth getting the falkens because i dont think they'd last as long as the kdws. ive read that the threadwear isnt that great on the azenis