# Help with tire sizing. **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 28, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582 "2005-03-28T22:38:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stock240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Stock240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stock240)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/1 "2005-03-28T22:38:00Z")
I know it has probably been covered a hundred times but I have a unique question. I just bought the Megan racing coilovers and plan on going pretty low. The rims I am getting R a +40 offset. So spacers R a must. My question is with a drop of ATLEAST 2" what size tires would be best on a 17" rim? I was told 225/45 would be best? Would like opinions from S13 drivers tho. ---
**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/2 "2005-03-28T22:49:39Z")
How wide are the rims? You can get away with 245/45 tires. ---
**Author:** ![Stock240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Stock240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stock240)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/3 "2005-03-28T22:52:52Z")
the rims are 7" ---
**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/4 "2005-03-28T22:56:21Z")
225 it is. But i dont own a S13 yet, so take it with a grain of salt. If you had wider wheels i’d say 245. ---
**Author:** ![s13Junkyard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13junkyard/32/5502_2.png) [@s13Junkyard](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s13Junkyard)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/5 "2005-03-28T23:32:35Z")
id go 205 ---
**Author:** ![Stock240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Stock240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stock240)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/6 "2005-03-29T00:02:08Z")
would 205/40 be ok??? Theres a group buy on another site. Limited product apparently… ---
**Author:** ![Wiltzor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@Wiltzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wiltzor)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/7 "2005-03-29T10:14:10Z")
> [@Original Nutta](#): > > 225 it is. But i dont own a S13 yet, so take it with a grain of salt. > > If you had wider wheels i’d say 245. I think you could get away with 245’s. I’m running 225’s on my stock 16’s (6.5 wide) with no problems. ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/8 "2005-03-29T12:02:59Z")
That seems a bit excessive for a 6.5" rim. I’ve got 205s on a 7.5" and it looks da bomb 🙂 edit: nvm… I thought you said you’re running 245s on the stock ---
**Author:** ![s14\_2Nv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s14_2nv/32/5476_2.png) [@s14\_2Nv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s14_2Nv)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/9 "2005-03-29T12:44:30Z")
I would go 225. ---
**Author:** ![Stock240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Stock240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stock240)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/10 "2005-03-29T23:02:38Z")
Solarian: do U have any pics of ur tires on ur rims that I could see? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/11 "2005-03-29T23:26:40Z")
225 / 45 is what you want for sure… getting serious low pro ( 35 or maybe even 40 AR) is pure honda… the wheel wells on a 240 are too big for low pro tires to do a damn thing so forget it. 45 should be goods. ---
**Author:** ![Stock240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Stock240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stock240)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/12 "2005-03-29T23:45:14Z")
LOL. Sold. Thank U bing. I never really thought about the size of the wheel wells. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/13 "2005-03-30T08:54:52Z")
I can snap a pic of the winters on the rim today (the summers are just chillin in teh garage) but the rims aren’t on my car either, it’d just be a rim with tire. I dunno if that’s what you wanted, but I’ll put it up neway. ---
**Author:** ![Axlerod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Axlerod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axlerod)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/14 "2005-03-30T16:16:45Z")
205/45s will look slightly stretched, 225/45s will look flush or slightly bulging depending on the tire, as 225/40 matches stock size, not 225/45. But dont worry, your ricer wheels wont rub with whatever tires you go with :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-tire-sizing/84582/15 "2005-03-30T16:29:57Z")
I have the pics, 4 of em, 2.5mb, gimme your email if you want them, I can’t host these.