I just got my new 16X7, +45mm rota slipstreams in today and I need to put some tires on 'em. I was thinking of getting 215/45/16 Falken Azenis tires to put on them. I have a 97 lude and I am dropped about 2 inches on koni yellow shocks and neuspeed sport springs. Is this the right tire size for the rims considering my 2 inch drop? What size tires would you all recommend? Thanks in advance. Btw, I did a search on this but I wasn't able to find any helpful info. regarding a 5th gen 'lude with this issue. Opinions regarding the Falken Azenis tires seem to be mixed on this board. My problem is that if the 215/45/16 tire is the right one for me there aren't a whole lot of other name brand tires in that size. The only decent tire I've found in that size is the Azenis. Help me out if you can fellas. Thanks in advance.

 

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the size that came with the car

 

stock tire size i 205/50/16, so yeah 215/45/16 is the correct sizing (slightly under stock). 215/50/16 also works but it's slightly larger than stock

Use this to play around with sizes to see the affect on speedometer and size. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

I would go with 215/45 or 225/45. 225/50 is a little off, but still not bad. Azenis are great tires, but won't last terribly long.

 

Thanks for the help guys. I've made up my mind

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by satan_srv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">stock tire size i 205/50/16, so yeah 215/45/16 is the correct sizing (slightly under stock). 215/50/16 also works but it's slightly larger than stock

Use this to play around with sizes to see the affect on speedometer and size. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html</TD></TR></TABLE>

Will 215/50/16 rub? I'm thinking of getting this tire size.

 

probably not but your car might feel a tad bit sluggish.