quick q about winter tire size

infumis · Oct 29, 2009, 08:51 PM

so ive made the decision to drive the evo with a ski rack mounted top through the winter months and need some clarification on tire size. stock tire size 245 40 18 mounted on aftermarket rims NOW my step father has a set of 215 45 18's sitting in the garage new that he will not be using. will these tires fit on the stock enkei gsr wheels 18 x 8.5 inch? anything i should be worried about ? is it worth getting the new valve stems put in from mitsubishi and have them programmed for 500 bux? thanks

Rands · Oct 29, 2009, 11:35 PM

Hmm... I dunno if 215's will fit on a 8.5 inch wheel. I got 225/45/18 winter tires on the stock enkies, and that seemed to be stretching it

infumis · Oct 30, 2009, 06:32 AM

thanks for the input. yea if i can make these work for this winter and not have to fork out 1000 bux it would be ideal and mean i get a new snowboard yay lol

ChrisM623 · Oct 30, 2009, 11:26 PM

I would not go lower then 235 on the stock rims.

The rule of thumb is 1 size up or down is ok. I wouldn't go 2.