Just making sure this is the right size tire for a 17inch rim

 

yes it is...

 

sounds good to me...

if you ever have any discrepencies with tire size, check out

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

put stock size in, put new size in, and it will tell you the info you are looking for regarding size/speedo/etc

 

I ran those same size on my 17's back in the day, they looked great.

 

That is the size I am running on my 17's, they look very good...

 

sweet, thanks for the input, yeah i like my 16's but i think an extra inch will look a lot better and the handling should increase as well.

 

Check out tirerack.com the Bridgestone Potenza RE-750's are great!! nsxtasy told me to check it out and I bought the same size for half the normal price from that site!!

 

 

I have the SP 600 from Dunlop, because they have a lip that helps protect your rims. They are also very good looking, and the handeling is very good.

 

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2 great minds think alike, i checked out them, discounttire, and a few other places, and the RE-750's are def the way to go...great price and performance.

 

Not to thread jack or anything but I have 215/40/17 on 3 tires and my front driver side tire is a 205/40/17 because the idiot said they didn't have any in stock...

It's a tire company how could they not have any in stock I mean seriously.

Oh yea, and would there be a problem with that tire, alignment, pulling?

 

Yes. It is dangerous to use different tire sizes like that. Even though the 215 is not much wider than the 205 I believe there is a correlation with the first number 205 and 215 as far as the height of the tire is concerned (the overall diameter may be different) I would take all tires back and have them mount 4 brand new tires at no extra cost to you. That is the most ridiculous thing I have heard in a long time.

 

yeah tahts pretty crazy
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Im pretty sure that there is no difference in height or diameter...it is the width of the tire and thatll make u handle like ****, i mean I know some cars have offsets like 17 in front and 18 in back, adn the rears are 245 and the fronts are 215...this is a huge difference compared to one tire being the oddball...seriously man I def wouldnt be riding around too much longer on that setup, def go back and raise hell...

 

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http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

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I have 215/40R17 on my car and they are about .3" to .4" taller than the 205.