tires
05-12-2002, 01:56 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 534
tires
these might be a couple of dumb questions, but i'm not too familiar with cars yet, so i apologize. i tried a search, but couldn't find straightforward answers to my questions. on my 2002 gle, i'm thinking of switching to 225/45/17 tires...i know the gle rides a little higher than the se...will it look too dumb with the bigger gap between tire and wheelwell? also, i'm thinking of a max performance tire (pilot sports, so-3)...how bad are they really in the snow? can one just use common sense and be ok, or is not recommended at all? thanx for any advice you guys may have.
05-12-2002, 01:59 PM
#2
Re: tires
Originally posted by Young04
these might be a couple of dumb questions, but i'm not too familiar with cars yet, so i apologize. i tried a search, but couldn't find straightforward answers to my questions. on my 2002 gle, i'm thinking of switching to 225/45/17 tires...i know the gle rides a little higher than the se...will it look too dumb with the bigger gap between tire and wheelwell? also, i'm thinking of a max performance tire (pilot sports, so-3)...how bad are they really in the snow? can one just use common sense and be ok, or is not recommended at all? thanx for any advice you guys may have.
these might be a couple of dumb questions, but i'm not too familiar with cars yet, so i apologize. i tried a search, but couldn't find straightforward answers to my questions. on my 2002 gle, i'm thinking of switching to 225/45/17 tires...i know the gle rides a little higher than the se...will it look too dumb with the bigger gap between tire and wheelwell? also, i'm thinking of a max performance tire (pilot sports, so-3)...how bad are they really in the snow? can one just use common sense and be ok, or is not recommended at all? thanx for any advice you guys may have.
05-12-2002, 07:41 PM
#3
Supporting Maxima.org Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: City of the Fallen Angel, CA
Posts: 4,728
If your principle concern is fender gap, you might want to think about going the opposite direction. Rather than consider a 225/45R17 tire, you might want to consider a 235/50R17 instead.
05-12-2002, 08:43 PM
#4
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 534
i was thinking of that, but my principle concern is that there are very few tires available for 235/50 and 225/50. how about getting max performance tires for occassional use in the snow? is that completely suicidal?
Originally posted by y2kse
If your principle concern is fender gap, you might want to think about going the opposite direction. Rather than consider a 225/45R17 tire, you might want to consider a 235/50R17 instead.
If your principle concern is fender gap, you might want to think about going the opposite direction. Rather than consider a 225/45R17 tire, you might want to consider a 235/50R17 instead.
05-12-2002, 08:52 PM
#5
Supporting Maxima.org Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: City of the Fallen Angel, CA
Posts: 4,728
Originally posted by Young04
i was thinking of that, but my principle concern is that there are very few tires available for 235/50 and 225/50. how about getting max performance tires for occassional use in the snow? is that completely suicidal?
i was thinking of that, but my principle concern is that there are very few tires available for 235/50 and 225/50. how about getting max performance tires for occassional use in the snow? is that completely suicidal?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post