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went with new 245/45/17

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:20 am
by vibegtcouple
they look better then stock

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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:45 am
by TRDmatrixXR_AWD
wow, low profile tires FTW..nice wheels..wat are they?

Re: (TRDmatrixXR_AWD)

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:25 am
by vibegtcouple
they are drag wheels they are at wheelmax.com

Re: (vibegtcouple)

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:31 pm
by NUBlackshirts
Got any pics looking down the side or at an angle? Just curious how those new tires fill the wheel openings.

Re: (NUBlackshirts)

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:31 am
by vibegtcouple
here is a side pic

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Re: went with new 245/45/17 (vibegtcouple)

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:21 pm
by slvrvibes
very nice.

Re: went with new 245/45/17 (slvrvibes)

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:27 pm
by ~MRVIBE2006~
I was thinking about going with the same size too but was worried about rubbing issues. Have you had any rubbing? Does it leave a good footprint? Looks really good!

Re: went with new 245/45/17 (~MRVIBE2006~)

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:09 am
by Raven
MadBill has 275/40/17 tires with a slight drop and no rubbing issues.

Re: went with new 245/45/17 (Sunny)

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:46 am
by DavidPIL
Quote, originally posted by Sunny »MadBill has 275/40/17 tires with a slight drop and no rubbing issues.... and I have this exact size 245/45 R17 without any issue other than noticing a slight decrease in MPG... though I'm not sure it's because of the rolling resistence of the wider tire or a catalytic issue.Makes the tires almost impossible to squeal. I like em.Dave

Re: went with new 245/45/17 (DavidPIL)

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:59 pm
by DarkShocker
Is your vibe lowered in any way useing springs or anything or is it at stock ride height?? I have a chance to get 17's for my vibe and i like how yours looks

Re: went with new 245/45/17 (DarkShocker)

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:15 am
by Mavrik
that looks hot.

Re: went with new 245/45/17 (DarkShocker)

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:25 am
by vibegtcouple
i have spring tech on it i think it was 2 in front and 2.5 in back they are on ebay under matrixs