Alright guys, I'm in the market for 17 x 8.5 gram light 57s, and l'm leaning towards the falken rt615's 255/40/17, my only problem is I read all types of stories, some say DO IT, others say DON'T DO IT, so I'm confused on which road to take, please help.

I will also be ordering Tein Flex Coilovers.

 

Im running them( Gram light 57s) with TOYO RA-1s ...I would say they are both a good combination...but Im not sure if you really want to use that combo on a daily driver...some people do...I barely drive my evo...so no real wear on the R-A1s as of yet. I THINK the TOYOS r-a1s and the FALKENS rt615 have a low tread rating...both sticky tires...my RA1s picks up everything, and you can hear it (kinda scary)

Im not a tire expert or rim expert...this is just my 2 cents

 

Oh by the way I had to roll my fenders... tires 255 /40 /17 and I cant remember the offset of the rims

Good Luck

 

I guess I will go with the size Falken recommends, which is 245/45/17, thanks for your help.

 

people in this forum call for crusades against 245/45 sized tires

 

255/40/17 is what should be run, I have those on the stock wheels, they have been fine, but at 15k miles on them, the are at the ware marks

 

They both look fine to me, but 1 is stock size, here are some pics from other evom members...

245/45/17's Looks sick to me...




Here are 255/40/17's, these also look sick!

 

Wicked Evo...scour the posts...255/40/17 is the only way to go...unless you like the look of the smaller tire. I've run both sizes...and will never run 245/45/17 again. Bigger is better...and better performing in this case. My sig says newbie...50,000 miles in the driver's seat of two Evos says experienced.

 

In about a few mins, I will be placing an order for 255/40/17, I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO ROLL MY FENDERS!!!, so I hope l'm making the right choice, thanks for your help.

 

Hey Wicked, very sweet ride. I'd like to run the same set up myself. what offset 35mm or 40mm? Nice rotors... what brand?

 

Those are +30

 

255/40s on a 17X8.5 rim with at +30 offset with rub in the rear.

 

With slight rub also on front, with hard turns (depending on your drop)