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JAPPLE
 Post subject: 17 Inch Wheel Tyre Sizes 944 s2
PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 12:34 pm 
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Hi all!

Looking for some advice on tyre size on a set of 17" O.Z wheels.

Currently i am running 18" wheels 8" wide fronts and 9" rear, and have recently acquired a set of 17" O.Z wheels which
i believe are 8" on the frpont and 10" on the rear.

My question is what size tyre to go for on these new 17's? I dont want them to look lost in the arches compared to
the 18's on currently so will be looking to go for a chunkier tyre.

Any advice / photos would be greatly appreciated

Thanks,

Joe
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 Post subject: Re: 17 Inch Wheel Tyre Sizes 944 s2
PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 9:21 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: 17 Inch Wheel Tyre Sizes 944 s2
PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:22 am 
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What is currently on your 18s?

The correct size for the 17s is as follows:

Fronts: 225/45R17
Rears: 255/40R17

The fronts will be OK but you may have a little more stretch on the rears due to the 10J rear section.

Those are the 968 sizes too. You can fit 205/50R17s up front if the offset is a litte tight but it can cause a little more understeer, albeit not as bad as you'd think.

What offset are the new wheels

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 Post subject: Re: 17 Inch Wheel Tyre Sizes 944 s2
PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:54 pm 
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As per the above.
225/45/17
255/40/17

Toyo Proxie Sports and should be £300 delivered online.

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