Tire Size Question
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RMW Guy
The smaller diameter of the 40 series tire will throw your speedometer off a bit but they will work.
205/45/17-616mm dia.
205/40/17-596mm dia.
You CAN run 2 different sizes of tires but I would recommend fitting the same size at the 4 corners to keep the ABS(if equipped)from getting strange readings. If your P5 doesn't have ABS, if won't really matter.
The asthetics of the different tires are a matter of opinion, of course.
205/45/17-616mm dia.
205/40/17-596mm dia.
You CAN run 2 different sizes of tires but I would recommend fitting the same size at the 4 corners to keep the ABS(if equipped)from getting strange readings. If your P5 doesn't have ABS, if won't really matter.
The asthetics of the different tires are a matter of opinion, of course.
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Actually the 205/40/17 is closer to the original tire diameter than the 205/45/17.
Speedometer errors. 205/45/17, 2.496% too slow. 205/40/17, 0.933% too fast.
You can do a complete comparison on any size tires at this site.
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit
Clifton
Speedometer errors. 205/45/17, 2.496% too slow. 205/40/17, 0.933% too fast.
You can do a complete comparison on any size tires at this site.
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit
Clifton
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- 2016 GT ST 47A
Ultimately that will depend on you and your needs. Are you looking for a high performance summer tire or an all-season tire...do you care about ride or handling...the list goes on.
Check out http://www.tirerack.com Plug in a size and then you can read reviews, etc on ones that meet your criteria.
While I do have a dedicated set of snow tires in the shed I am seriously considering getting these to run for the summer season http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ExtremeContact+DWS
Check out http://www.tirerack.com Plug in a size and then you can read reviews, etc on ones that meet your criteria.
While I do have a dedicated set of snow tires in the shed I am seriously considering getting these to run for the summer season http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ExtremeContact+DWS
I use to drive a 92 sentra se-r, which i autoxed for a couple years with Falken azenis sports, which i loved. They are now out of my price range. Im looking forward to a few autox but nothing to serious. I just didn't know if there were a particular tire that people loved for the P5s. As far as weather I live at the beach. I am looking at the Nitto NT NeoGen VR 205/45/16 if anyone has any experience with them let know how you liked them or disliked them. Thanks for all the help.
RabbidMonkey
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The Neo-gens are great in the dry, however they're pretty scary in the wet. A better tire to go with for a decent price are the BFG G-Force sports. Good in both the dry and wet. They are more progressive than the neo-gens as well. Meaning that the break away is a smoother transition, your not on the edge then suddenly trying to gather the car. I've had these tires on Miata, a turbo'd honda accord and now on our WRX. I used to work for discount tire and I'm a bit of a wheel *****. I had 11 different sets of rims for the honda while I worked there. So we tried just about every thing under the sun.
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I am running 205/40/17 on mazda 3 wheels with g force sports here in ca for year round use on street w/ a little spirited driving on the back roads. the gap is a little big, and the ride is a little bumpy. other than that I am very happy. much more tires to choose from in the 40 series tire at a much cheaper price. i like the g force plain and simply because it has no real significant flaws. not the best in any one category, but an all around solid tire.
