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Wider tire that fits right on SE rims?

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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 04:57 PM
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Wider tire that fits right on SE rims?

Well its tire time for me, my Eagle RSA's are toast. They break lose super easy under moderate acceleration and are scary in the rain.

My question is, is it possible to run a wider more low profile tire on these cars? Will it make the car look funny having different size tires on it??

My stock tire size it 225/50/17

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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by twitch579
Well its tire time for me, my Eagle RSA's are toast. They break lose super easy under moderate acceleration and are scary in the rain.

My question is, is it possible to run a wider more low profile tire on these cars? Will it make the car look funny having different size tires on it??

My stock tire size it 225/50/17

Thanks Guys.
Im very interested in this as well...I hope someone chimes in with some suggestions on size as well as performance. (winter & summer)
Old Jan 25, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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u can run a tire with a thinner sidewall but your rims a set width, dont think you can put a "wider" tire. correct me if im wrong?
Old Jan 25, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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I upgraded to 17x8 and I'm pushing it running a 235 but yeah you could run a lower profile but no I would not try to go wider, try a better tread maybe, that's all I can think of
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 02:43 AM
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There are at least 4 threads in the FAQs addressing this:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=36867
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