bocian

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does anyone have this? how is the ride? hard to put on? the original size is 225/50/17 i think so its not that much of a reach
anyone?
thanks in advance

maximadave

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Stick with the 225/50 or 235/45 size tire. 245's are too wide of a tire.

bocian

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thanks for the quick reply, i thought it may be to wide, i just found a great deal on two tires but they are 245 wide
thanks again

pimpin02max

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I have those exact size on my stock '02 SE wheels, they fit just fine and I have had no problems...I switched over to that size ever since we got the car brand new in '02...

NmexMAX

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There is another member that has had that combo. Personally, I'd go w/ 235-45.

pbn85

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its good this thread came up b/c I wanted to replace my craptenzas for some toyo proxes 4. Im running the stock 225/50/17 size right now...guess Im going to get 235/45/17s since I want a little more of a low profile look. I just dont want it to be at the expense of comfort

MaxBoost925

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245's on a 7? Dang!

215 is flush! 225 is +1, 245 is +3!, that's dangerous!

HotMaxx02

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I ran 245's on mine... they were good. The sidewalls were just a little soft under agressive driving because they were a little too wide

pbn85

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would a 225/45 fit? It would just be a lower profile right?

HotMaxx02

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Yep... however you should find that 235/45 will be a more popular size and therefore about the same price... (depending on brand, and where you are buying them from)

CMax03

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Hey 235/45/17 are perfect along with 245/40/17 and you will have no speedometer errors! Yes it's a 7" rim but it will fit without rubbing!

upstatemax

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Rubbing is not the concern with 245...

The concern is that the bead will slip off the rim and blow out the tire, usually in turns.

This has been discussed to death on the org and 235 is as wide as you should go on stock 17x7 rims.

upstatemax

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lower profile, but more speedo error...

My snows this year are 225/45/17's but if you can, stick with 235/45/17.

I went with 225/45/17 because they were free.

Puppetmaster

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Like upstatemax said, safety is the number one concern with using 245s. I'd also suggest that 235/45/17s are as wide as you should go, and even then, just ensure that they are properly inflated and maintained (I know, common sense).

MaxinO2

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I'm using falken 245/45/17 on stock rims and I've had no problem. I've also tested cornering at high speeds and they seem fine, they also look sweet with the stock rims.

I'm sure there's much of a noticable difference in width from 245 to 235 so I might just switch it up soon anyways since its safer.

Gemner

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oh...........wow. 2 year thread bump FTW.





While im here, i have 245/45 17's on stockers that are drag radials and I drive around with them at 25PSI (put them on to drive to the track and take them off when im home) with very little handling change, but at that PSI I dont purposely take hard corners

VGVQman8602

i have 245/45/18's and i have no problem not to mention i really needed them cause of lack of traction, they come in handy when ur eatin those Zzz's

FloydMax

Continental tire makes Conti Extreme Contact Ultra High Performance tires in 245X45X17 that are designed to fit on rim widths from 7" to 9". Continental's design has ultra compliant sidewalls and a very large footprint. Their Ultra High Performance tires has been the class leading UHP all-season in snow and ice for several years now. Anyone in the snow belt that has had them says they are amazing tires in snow. I can vouch for that personally.

Apparently Continental is onto something with the over size tire footprint, highly compliant sidewalls and special tread design, not to mention the silica based compound and the best manufacturers warranty offered: Ultra High Performance with a 6 year 50,000 mile wear warranty. The new 2009 Conti Extreme Contact DWS (dry-wet-snow) is improved on the previous year's tires and according to actual track performance done by Tire Rack, exceed 2008's best track UHP Michelin Pilot's and fall just 1/10th of a point behind Pirelli Net Zeros, the 2009 best track tire.

Conventional wisdom is to get narrower tires in the snow but if you go back several decades to when people were allowed to wear their tires down pretty low, it was a widely accepted practice to drop the air pressure making for a more compliant sidewall and a larger tire footprint on a tire that would never pass inspection today. It was good enough traction to get around and better than the majority of bad all-seasons at that time.

Compliant sidewalls, big footprint and aggressive tread design has made the Continental Extreme Contacts an amazing tire. They have two steel belts and two polymide (aramid/kevlar?) belts on the tread, and a polyester sidewall that runs bead to bead with no bias...a true radial tire with 5-ply under the tread. Standard equipment on several Porsche, Mercedes, Audi.

Anyone in the snow belts considering winter tires or new tires will do themselves a big favor by checking out Tire Rack on the Continentals. In my view, the few Maxima owners who saw their way clear to the 245/45/17 ($108/ea at Tire Rack) mounted on 17 inch rims made a wise move and got great looking slower wearing shoes for their ride. By inflating close to the maximum 51 psi they had excellent handling and gas mileage with a shock absorbing ride in spite of the air pressure because of the way the sidewall interacts with the rim with a true bead-to-bead radial.

The 245 is two sizes higher than the 225 stock tire, but the 45 profile is one profile size lower than the stock 50 profile. Therefore the 245/45/17 is really only one tire size larger than stock and actually has a very slightly smaller diameter. (25.858 dia. @225/50/17 vs 25.681 dia. at 245/45/17).

The 245's are over an inch wider, with no interference. At $108 they are a steal.

CMax03

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245/40/17 is actually the correct plus 2 size increase..... and yes it will fit on the stock SE rim without a problem..... 235/45/17 looks natural and so does 245/40/17....