the reason i'm going with 215/45 is the extra side wall height...
here in nyc, you need all you can get...

besides the discrepancy on the speedo is very minimum..

 

Any chance one of you guys that have these mounted can post a picture of your ride to see what they look like on the Xb ? Thanks

 

i used to have 205/40/17s but now i ride on 215/45/17. needless to say it is a lot easier to live with fatter tires, the ride is infinitely better

 

any pics of 215/40/17 or 215/45/17?

 

Any chance you guys that have the 17's mounted, do you have any pictures to post here so we can take a look ... It would be of tremendous help !

Thanks in advance .....

 

Anybody?? Pics of the two tire sizes (215/45/17 and 205/40/17) would be GREATLY appreciated!! I can't decide what to do and the dealer says the Hot Lava is approaching!! Thanks in advance.

 

i wanna see 17x7 with 215 45 17 tires et 38 too, if someone does have pics

 

215/40R17 on 17×7.5 ET35 wheels. (excuse the tire grease... didn't get a chance to clean it up before Inazuma showed up with his camera...)
Also, in regards to the earlier post, 205 on an 8" wheel will be stretched over... even 215's on an 8" wheel have a stretched look (last pic is 215/35R18 on 18×8 ET42)

 

I have always run 215/45/17X7 on all of my cars. No problems with fitment at all at far as width of tire to width of wheel. Most will say a 205 is a better fitment on a 7in wide but I prefer the extra width. I will be mounting a set of ADR SZ1's as soon as they decide to make them available in gunmetal (been on back order for 2 months now). I will post picks as soo as I get them.

 

so with 215/45 on 17's
can you lower it about 1.5" with no problems? 42 offset...