Tire Size for Stock 17s...
10-25-2004, 08:31 PM
#2
225/50/17... looks wise I doubt there will be too much of a difference, but handling will probably be better with the 225/50's... at least that's what I'd think from my limited experience...
10-25-2004, 08:43 PM
#4
Found this in another thread:
He has stock 17s too...
Originally Posted by irish44j
First set I had 225/50/17 (stock size), current set is 235/45/17. I prefer the 225's as I think they give better handling becuase the sidewall is more vertical (resulting in less sidewall flex). the 235s have slightly better traction on launches, though.
10-25-2004, 08:52 PM
#5
I would suggest purchasing tires in 225/50/17 as when I contacted Tirerack when I was going to purchase new tires for my OEM wheels, they would not sell me 235/45/17 as they were out of "spec" from the OEM size. They mentioned that size is more for a 7.5" wide wheel so I went with 225/50/17.
10-25-2004, 09:04 PM
#6
Originally Posted by dtholmanmax
2002 maxima. Should I go OEM 225/50-17 or 235-45-17 when I buy new tires. I had the 235s on the 17s on my 98 but I'm not sure if it will look ok on the 2002. What do you guys think?
10-25-2004, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
Btw dtholmanmax, if ya go to the Stickies -> FAQs -> Rims & Tires, there's plenty of info there on this topic....
Sorry - I'm lazy. Plus, I had the 235s on 2000 SE 17s on my 98. I was just curious as to if anyone was making an issue of that same fitment on 2002s...
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Dave
10-25-2004, 09:11 PM
#8
Well, I don't think people have an issue with it really... you can see that Irish has it, but as Semy2k2go said, the vendor might not sell it to ya if its not to specs... so I'd think that opinions would be mixed here... its not a big deal cuz its not a huge difference as far as the fit goes, IMO... but I'm not responsible for your decisions... 
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