Tire dilemma (205/40-17 too hard a ride)
 

I have 205/40-17 that are almost worn out and I am trying to figure out what to get next.

I don't like how harsh the ride is and how the tires track with the road so much. I want something with a taller sidewall.

Should I try to sell these and go back to a 15" rim? I traded my 15" steelies for 17" with the 205/40-17 on them.

Any suggestions to make the ride better?

I've noticed a fair amount of people going back to 15" on their xB/xA and getting lighter wheels for the mpg & ride quality... you could of course go get some stretched steelies and rock the hellaflush look :)

What do your have for a suspension setup?

I have stock suspension and I don't plan oN changing that

15" will always give a better ride than 17" due to the taller sidewall. You will probably notice a small MPG improvement too.

I lost 40 miles to a tank when I switched to a 17" wheel and a 215/45R 17 from the stock 15" wheels. I ended up switching back to my stock wheels

I ended up buying some 14" steelies with 185/65-14s. I love the soft ride!

i went w/ 215/45r17(same as gen1 tC) finally after 6 yrs, i went back w/ 15x7.5 & 185/60R15(oem size). i forgot how smooth my ride was.

General rule #1 with wheels!

Bigger the rim = harsher the ride

Had the same experience went form 18's to 15's and I was like umm so this is how it rode in the old days...I had forgotten