kjm98GS4

vs the stock 235/45's? The overall diameter is similar but they are just a fair bit skinnier. Wondering about stability of the car. I would be getting these tires for free and their new is why I ask.

Thanks in advance

GS300ToM

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i would stick with the same size tires.. that just me tho

Och

iTrader: (3)

Do you have 7.5 or 8" wide rim? Ask a qualified tire technician whether this size tire is going to mount onto the rim securily. If its not to stretched, you should be ok. Generally with winter tires, the narrower they are, and the taller the sidewall, the better.

Debonair

Roughly 1.20 inch narrower and 1 inch shorter*. They will work but will most likely look funny. I am not sure if they will negatively affect your ABS and Traction Control but I doubt its a large enough difference to do so.

*Only .2 In shorter - Thanks DarKnight for the correction - I must have mistyped something when i was calculating this.

denut-L

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Get the stock 16's with factory tires for winter, 17's in winter time is like riding on a sled.
I learned it the hard way.

Vic Nyce

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i roll 215/60 16 winterforce tires during the winter. it looks like i go mud bogging. but boy do these tires ride comfy! i can swing the wheel back and forth between 10 and 2 o'clock positions and the car will still go straight lol. its a combo of the chunky tread blocks squirming and the soft sidewalls. in hard turns, they squeal and howl like nothing else ive heard before. i've never spun [unless i wanted to] or gotten stuck when the roads are snow covered.

going back to your topic, i think you would be fine. with that size. she would probably be more stable than mine due to the smaller [and probably stiffer] sidewall. and i wouldnt call mine unstable. plus since youre getting a good deal on it, i say grab them.

kjm98GS4

Thanks for the advice everyone. They are $1200 that I can get for free so I hope they will work. If not i'll go with a 16" set up.

Chumacher

those won't fit on oem 17's. do ya research man

habeeb89

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Usually narrower tires are better in the snow, but as others have said I don't think the tire would fit on the rim.

kjm98GS4

What do you think i'm doing?

Debonair

Please explain.

DarKnight

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They will be about 1.17" narrower but only about 3.25mm shorter. Your speedo might be off but the biggest concern would be fitting them on your rims.

GS300ToM

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i know for a fact that 215/50/17 works haha i had them on my OEM 17s but now back to stock 235/45

Debonair

Thanks! I must have mistyped something when I calculated it.

Vic Nyce

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i have some 225/45s on my OEMs.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4003674&page=3

the size you're looking at should fit. speedo/odo readings will be off, but the tire will mount.

pic for reference. a 205/40 on a 17x8.