Guys,
I'm planning to buy new tires for my 98 GST Spyder. Right now I have koni AGX and Eibach spring which has given it a nice drop. At first I was looking at buying 225/40 18 and 18x8 wheels. I was reading a post earlier and some people said that this might rub especailly because of the drop. So then I was thinking of going a little smaller maybe to 215/50 17 and 17x8 wheels. What do you'll have on your car? Do you get good grip with that set up? Thanks.

 

personally if you are going performacne i'd go w/ the 17's anyways. you are also guaranteed no rubbage. (and cheaper )

 

i have 225/45 17x9 rims all around and i had it slammed and still no rubbing but speed bumps were my problem, so i raised it up. i have kohmo Z rated tires, and i get awesome grip. but i'm looking at going to do either a 17x8, or if i can evo MR rims and low profile tires.

 

holy cow, 9"???? that's nuckin futs. i'd suggest gettin a nice set of 17's with width of 8' - 8.5'.

 

can I do 225/45 17 and 17x8? Will this a good combination?

 

that sounds like a great set to me! you are cuting down on your rotational mass and getting plenty of grip.

 

Hey when you say you raised it up did you adjust the suspension or get a bigger profile? Would a 45 profile make the car too low? MY spyder is already slammed to the floor...

 

if you are refering to "45" as the end of the first number; the first number (225, 235, 245) is the width of the tire, not the height of the tire. whe he said that he raised the car up he means that he asjusted his suspension to add height to the car because it was too low for his taste.

 

I have coilovers, so did it that way, and i went from a 35 to a 45 to have more tire for highway driving. Ya i thought i had like a 8" or 8.5" but my buddy and i were looking at our rims, because he just got new rims and tires on his kia, and we mesured mine from tread to tread, not side wall to side wall, the acutal part where it touches the ground and i have 9", they doo look wide, and now i know, but i'm thinking of going down to an 8" or 8.5" with my new set of light weight rims i'm getting.

 

yea dude... 9" is definatly overkill lol i guess since you have a gs-t that it would be cool to have them on the front but good lord man... also you have to think... 9" of tread is extremely heavy also! i'd say 8.5 would be perfect.