What size for New Tires?
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I went from the original 215/55/17 (EL-42's- they were horrible in the wet) to avon m&s 235/50/17 . I like the tire as I use it year-round in CT and it was fine throught the snow. I have noticed a larger drop in pure highway mpg. On long trips with cruise set at 69 or so I use to get 28.5-29 mpg. last week at best was 25.6 mpg. now the 29 was with summer blend fuel and last week was with winter blend, but overall, there was about a 2 mpg drop.
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If your going to go 235 up front i would go with 45 profile. 235/45 should be closer to the stock wheel diameter. 50 profile might even be larger then stock wheel diameter.
I believe the rule of thumb is for every profile you go up or down say 55 to 50 you add 10 to the tire width 215-225. Doing this should keep the diameter of the tire the same.
I believe the rule of thumb is for every profile you go up or down say 55 to 50 you add 10 to the tire width 215-225. Doing this should keep the diameter of the tire the same.