the tires i have now are 215/50/17
does anyone have 255/50 tires on their car? hows the performance etc.
this is for my 06 sedan

 

anyone?

 

i have 225/50's kumho ecsta asx on my '04 6mt sedan. i love them. i almost went with the 235/50 combo, but was concerned with bulging sidewalls. to me, the 225 provides enough width and handle great.

don't forget, the tread width differs between tire makes and models. the kumho has a much wider tread cross-section than did my oem turanza's, so even if i stayed 215/55 i would have increased the contact area. the 225/50 took it one step further.

 

How are they in the snow and/or rain?

 

I have the 225/50/17s all around on my Coupe. My car calls for the staggered setup with 235/50 on the rears. I have no issues and the car handles just fine. I have RSAs on the front and Avon 550/AS on the rears.

 

i'm also running 225/50/17s kumho ecsta spt's. seems to be a good size, handling is great. i was worried bout the extra width in the rain, but no problems. look better than the 215 55s too

 

i had 225/50/17 on the front of my coupe but i replaced them with sumitomo htr-2 235/40/17 on the front and back and i handles way better the the 225/50 lost some grip and i had a little trouble cornering because of the hight of the sidewall hope this help a little

 

great in the dry & rain, waaaay better than OEM. in the snow, not very good. i stick with them year-round, but we hardly get any snow in Vancouver.