whats the difference between the two on 17's?


i dont know anything about wheels.

 

225 are a slighty Wider than 215...

I got the Hankook Ventus Sport K104 225/45/17's

I got mine from:
www.wheelsmarket.com
$101 per tire...Plus FREE shipping..

 

you will have taller sidewall, wider contact area, taller gearing (transmission), more weight.

 

Taller sidewall ?

 

They are just 10mm wider than the 215 (215+10 = 225). If you are putting any tires on the stock rims put 225's on. I did with mine and it helps to cut down on rim rash and it has more contact area

 

sorry, thicker sidewall, more profile.

 

go to supraforums.com and click on tehnical...you will find a couple different software that will tell you exact the different and also how your speedo is impacted..mostly faster than oem tire/rims.

 

how would the speedo be effected when the tire is only wider? its not like the tire is taller...i mean one spin should be the same right ?

 

The diameter is different between the two different size tires. A spin would be the the circumference of the tire, and one spin would take longer to get around if the diameter was larger. Which it is. Usually speedometers have a range of 3% variance to allow for different size tires. The link that justatc put up would help in showing you how much of a difference from stock (215/45-17) size would be.