235/45/17's or 225/45/17's......
 

Which size should i put on 00/01 SE rims?:gotme:

Re: 235/45/17's or 225/45/17's......
 

If you want to follow tire manufacturer's spec, 225/45-17.

Re: 235/45/17's or 225/45/17's......
 

get the 235's because that means more tire contacts the ground, and it makes ur wheels look bigger:D

I'm not too familiar with 2k stock rims, but I thought I read they are 17x7 and do not suggest using 45s. MAXFAQs say use 215/50/17 on a 17x7 rim. I could be way off, but I would suggest doing some research on that rim before buying....just a thought;)

https://maxima.org/maxfaqs/sub_tires...#TiresWheels_2

The size used on maxima's with SE rims are 225/45/17's, i'm just wondering if i'll run into any problems with 235/45/17's.

The sidewalls might look a little taller with the 235's, even though they are both 45's.

thats cause 45 is the percent of the first number. i dont know why, thats just the way it is.

ps. go with the 235's

Re: 235/45/17's or 225/45/17's......
 

Are you sure the stock size is 225/45/17? I thought the stock was 225/50/17. There are a bunch of threads talking about this but this is the basic summary. If you're using the stock rims that are 7 inches wide, the widest width tire you can safely go with is 225. A lot of people run 235's and seem to be okay, but no tire manufacturer recommends it. If you go wider, you might be okay but you run the risk.

If you haven't bought rims yet, buy 8 inch wide rims. If you do, you can go 235/45 or 245/45 (I went 245/45 for a wider contact patch & it fills in the wheel well better). You can safely put more sizes on an 8 inch rim.

If you already have the 00/01 rims, go 225/50/17. 225/45 will put your speedo off (not a big deal but it will be off more than it should be).

This site helps you play around with tire sizes too
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

I would recomend putting on 235/45/17,, This will make your tires look wider on a 17" rim.. i have 19s with 235 and i have no rubbing problems and that with a two inch drop...i would think with 17s you could even go 245s with out rubbing, but i woudl do a 245/35 instead if you were to go any wider then 235

According to tire manufacturers, 7" wide wheels don't support wider than 225.

First # is the WIDTH of the surface area that touches the ground...

2nd # is the height of the sidewall..

3rd # is the diameter of the wheel.



If you have 225/50/17 which many 2k+ SE Maximas have.. you would be fine, except the overall turning diameter is too big for a 4th gen. You can tell that a 50 profile tire looks more beefy than a 45 profile tire.

The 235 would kind of buldge out a little bit on the sides.. might be a good thing.. 225 is fine.. 235s are wider a little tiny bit..

i think u'd definately be okay with either 2. There have been plenty of people running 235s on those rims.

Thanks guys for all the advice and the suggestions. I just did a search on the 5th generation board and there was a ton of info on this subject. Some of them say that the manufacturer doesn't recomend the 235/45/17's and that only 225/50/17's or 235/50/17's should only be used. Well after reading about one hundred threads and looking at pics of peoples cars with the 235/45/17's, and knowing how hard i drive my car on turns and corner (not hard at all). I'm gonna go with the 235/45/17's. Oh yeah, the guy i'm buying them from was using the same size tire as quoted by the manufacturer as being the wrong size and he drove on those rims like a mad man, and his tires never flew off the rims. And they look nice as hell.