Quote: Originally Posted by stowaway
the only safe sizes for the 17x6 wheels are 205/50 and 215/50. a 215/45 has too short of a sidewall, and sometimes not enough load capacity, to be safely used on the wheels and the car. 215/45 requires a 7-8" wide wheel.
Those tires are very
meh. They are listed as a "high performance all season" tire which means it isn't really high performance at all. They will last 30-50k miles if you drive on them like they are designed to (no autocrossing, no burnouts, etc) and will get you through just about any driving conditions you may face. Tirerack has them listed for $135 each, if you want to get them. Shipping would be about $45. Add about $80 for a 4 tire mount and balance and you are considerably less than what that tire store is trying to feed you. Be aware that you WILL have a drop off in performance and grip with these tires. They won't grip as well in a straight line or in the corners and if that's what you enjoy doing in the car (as opposed to using it as a normal daily driver and never/rarely using the car to it's ability) then you will be disappointed with these tires.
Tires
Look through that link and see what some recommendations are in the different sizes/categories.
ok thanks man.. yeah i dont drive the car like a lil puss but i dont beat on it every day. i'll take a lookt through there!
if you had to choose what tire would you recommend that i should pick up.. I need something that grips better then the stock wheels.. all i do with those is spin spin spin. Thats why i was looking to get something a lil wider.
