I had a quick question on how much lower the car will go with a lower profile tire. I have a 06 lancer es with a 4x114.3 bolt pattern and is currently dropped 2" all around on tein's. My current tires are 215/45/xl17 and rims are 7" wide. I wanted to know if I put on 205/40/17 tires on, about how much lower will that set my car in reference to inches and will that create alot of wheel gap and look weird??

 

i have 205/40/zr17 17x7 wheels
fronts are oem's and rears are kyb gr2's, they have a lowering sleeve kit, found them at pyp junk yard in great condition and a great price



hope these pics will be a good comparison

 

Thanks man, the pics gave me a good idea of what the wheel well spacing would be and the ground clearance.Man, I wish the junkyards around LA had lancer parts for pickings, took me forever to find some sideskirts. I gotta ask you but does car clear speed bumps pretty easy, or does it hit?

 

215/45-17 sidewall height is ~3.80"
205/40-17 sidewall height is ~3.22"

The difference of the two will be an estimate.

I've personally gone from 205/40-17, to 215/40-17, and currently on 215/45-17.
The 205/40 looks too small unless you're slammed with a lower offset so the wheels dont look sucked in

Im dropped on Tein S-techs and 215/45 fills it nicely

 

some speed bumps are low that i can just voast over them at low speed but the ones that r higher i have to like stop and gently drive over

 

a 215/45r17 has a 24.7" diameter and is 8.4" wide. a 205/40r17 has a 23.5" diameter and is 8.3" wide. so you be fine with a nice drop on it

 

Thanks guys, appreciate the input. Ill post some pics once i get some new threads and alignment to show the wheel well spacing and ground clearance for future reference.