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Will 225 width tires fit rear 17 inch wheels? Will 225 width tires fit rear 17 inch wheels?
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Old 11-24-2007, 03:15 PM   #1
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I installed my winter tires today (Viking SnowTech) and the rear 225 width tires fit the OEM 8.5 wheels perfectly, no tire stretching or weird amount of the wheel sticking out.

On another note, I lost A LOT of steering feel

I guess the sidewall stiffness on my winter tires is much less than the one on my summer tires; I wasn't expecting the steering to go from super tight with a nice heavy feel on the summer tires to super loose and light in feel with the winter tires....

Can't wait to put the Pierreli P-Zero tires back on!
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Old 11-25-2007, 07:26 PM   #2
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Dunlop winter Sports M3s handle a lot better....
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Old 11-28-2007, 06:11 AM   #3
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I was also wanting to put the same size snow tire on my 17" rims. I have been searching but cannot find the exact measurements of my rims. I have attached a pic below. Does anyone know what the narrowest tire that will fit on all four corners would be?
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