Hi,

I would like to know which setup would be the best for me as I live in Toronto. I will be buying my winter tires and rims over the next week or so and I want to know if I should go with either...

225/50/17, 235/50/17? (I believe this factory recommendation)
or
225/50/17, 235/55/17?

I will be picking up Dunlop Sport M3's as the winter tire.

All suggestions are welcome.

 

225/50/17, 235/50/17 is what i run

 

I have no problems at all with 225/50R17 front and 225/55R17 rear on my '05 coupe. I have been driving in my snow for a week and a half now!

 

I run 225/50/17 and 225/55/17 just like MattAu.

 

I just had installed 225/50/17 Dunlop M3's yesterday. So far so good!

 

Ok thanks to all who replied. What rims did you guys get? I think I'm gonna go with the BSA329 rims.

 

^ have the bsa329 rims. fairly good looking, for a winter rim!

 

I have BSA329 with 225/50/17" all around. Blizzaks Lm-22 no problem here. I believe someone told me that narrower is better for winter. And choosing the same tires back and front would allow me to swap from back to front and vice-versa...

 

Are all these size only for the Coupe?

 

picked up a set today...same sizing. A good buddy of mine runs a shop and recomends this sizing.

 

I went to pick up 225/50R/17 front and 225/55R/17 rear with the BSA329rims, however, just found out that the rims don't fit over the Brembos. Not good news

 

burrcold... not 100% sure if this helps, but I have the 2005 Coupe and these fit:

http://www.megaperformance.com/catal...025/500527.htm

if you need help, ask for Dave at the Keele and Finch location. Tell him Jason sent you.

http://www.tirestires.com:2280/tires/contactus.htm

 

Here's a newbie kind of question and I think I know but it seems we have some knowledgeable people here...

Are the rim sizes for the coupe the same front and back? I would think the rear would be wider rims.

I bought silver coloured steel rims in 16" for my winter set-up and they were not cheap...how much are the BSA's mentioned in this thread...I paid around $90 for steel rims.

 

no coupe has wider in rear that's why if you go with same size all around the rear side wall should be a bit higher for more close ratio compare to stock one, or you can go same size sidewall but wider in rear

 

17 x 7 Sport Edition E2s shod with 225 (front) and 235 (rear)/50-17 LM22s. Second G coupe, third winter. Had Pirelli 210s last time, and was happy with those too. Talk to Harry at www.bigwheelz.com and mention this forum.

Cheers,
Derek