On the stock wheels?


If so post up. Not sure if I should have went with the 255's for my stock wheels. I haven't received them yet....Seems like most are going with the 245's.

Will these work (255/40/17) ?????

Most are using the 245 width due to motorsport regulations. 255 on an AWD car bumps them up into a different category.

i would get the 254 40 17
these dunlop's Z1's are on the wide side.

im currently running the 255's on the stock bbs. Suprisingly their is really no bulge with these tires and they feel awesome on a hot day. You will see a tad more response with the 245's but for autocrossing and daily driving i havent had any issues. The only real downside to these tires was a little loss in gas mileage.

255/40/17 on my stocker...no problem

There's really no reason to. You can, but you won't gain anything and it's not advantageous to run 255s on an 8" wide wheel.

gas milage the difference is so small u will never see the diffrence..do the math.but its your coin

There's really no reason to. You can, but you won't gain anything and it's not advantageous to run 255s on an 8" wide wheel.

+1^^ wider is not always better!

Well I got the 255's mounted and like a previous poster said, the sidewalls look good for only being on a 8" wide wheel.

I'll get pictures up later on.

255s will work fine, and they are closer to the stock tire dia. Still shorter than stock for a minor gearing advantage.

The width is not as much of a topic as the diameter. The 255/40 on an 8" wheel will not be able to take advantage of the extra 10mm of width, but it WILL have a diameter closer to stock than the 245/40. That's really where the choice should be made - which diameter do you prefer?

If you move to an 8.5-9" wheel, then the 255 does gain an advantage from the added width.

I am running a 255/40/17 on a stock 8" rim and I would agree with the other posters. First the tire has no fitment issues at all at stock hight. I do feel a little less response and more grip than PS2'S in a 235/45/17. I love the way they look on the rim and car and the added grip is great. I was looking for the added grip and a different tire. I had two sets of the PS2'S. My first impression is that the car rides so much nicer as a DD, the grip is awesome and getting better every day and these cars are so responsive anyway I don't think it really takes that much away. I am going to put some huge air in the tires to see if this makes a difference, but for now the car is fantastic. I love the massive grip - exactly what I was looking for and cheap. 775.00 installed