Tires and wheels

[vuvman2]

Just ordered some Hamann Hm4 17x8" and some Kumho 712's that are 215-40-17

Are these tires going to look ok with keeping the car at the stock ride height???

Should I have gotten the 215-45-17's????? Thought these might rub.

Any opinions would be great.

Sorry, I posted this on the general forum too.

thanks

[kyriian]

Quote: Originally Posted by vuvman2

Just ordered some Hamann Hm4 17x8" and some Kumho 712's that are 215-40-17

Are these tires going to look ok with keeping the car at the stock ride height???

Should I have gotten the 215-45-17's????? Thought these might rub.

Any opinions would be great.

Sorry, I posted this on the general forum too.

thanks

i have 215/45 and has gotten no rubbing; at least none i know of, and i've gotten 4 ppl in my car.. also it depends on the offset of your wheels

if you intend to get your car on stock height, then i'd take 215/45 for the less adjustment to the speedo reading.. i believe with 215/45 it'd be like -0.2 difference or something, granted you got more rolling radius on the 45 than the 40, but those differences are minimal, if not completely the same

[MINIAC]

A Members List Advanced Search yields 2 members with 17x8 Hamann HM4 wheels:

maxmini
red03miniS

Click each username and you'll see they are both running 215/45-17 tires.

[vuvman2]

Ok,

I checked out both cars pics and info on them. They look great!!! It looks like you bothy have 215-45-17.

Now that I already ordered my set of tires and wheels Hm4 17x8 like yours but I have the 215-40-17. Do you think it will still look ok? Would I need to lower it a bit?

Your opinion would be helpful. I'm thinking maybe I should stop the order unless you guys don't think it is a huge big deal.

thank you

[MINIAC]

Members List:

Personal Gallery: Yes
MINI Replacement Tires: 215/40-17
MINI Personal Gallery: Yes

Lists 26 users with galleries to view

[kyriian]

to me (and someone pls correct me if im wrong) that a slightly taller sidewall protects the alloy better... there's more rubber to absorb the road.. one reason i went with 45 profile although it's hardly noticeable, 45 sidewall should yield a SLIGHTLY better ride...

now if you are planning to lower the car (like me soon) then i'd stick with 215/40..

hope this helped... im sure others can give much better response

i like the way the 45 series look.. it fills the wheelarch nicely.. my friends who first saw it thought i lowered the car!

[vuvman2]

Thank you for your help! I'm kinda getting the hang of this site now. I will let you know how it turns out when I get the rims and tires next week.

Thanks