So my question is, will there be any performance benefits if i were to do that on a FWD? I'm considering on reusing my 225/45/17 on my 17x9 +38, 17x8 +35 all for the cause of saving some money.

 

There will not be any performance benefit. And don't try mounting 225/45-17 tires on 17x9 wheels; that wheel is too wide for the tire size, and that combination would be unsafe. Stick to 17x8 (or any width from 17x7 to 17x8.5).

 

lol dang. well i already have the rims.. i guess i'll have to consider getting wider tires for the 17x9 i guess. Thanks for the input!

 

Wider tires is probably not the best way to go. If your car needs 225/45-17 tires, then you should get wheels that fit them. Don't get the wrong size wheels, and then get stuck with the wrong size tires too! This is why the FAQ tells people to decide on their tire size first, before deciding what width wheels to buy.

What kind of car do you have - year, model, version?

 

If he has a DC5 as his signature suggests he can safely fit a 245/40R17 tyre to that 9" wide wheel with no issues. The tyre fitment will be fine, the outside diameter is very close to stock and unless his car is stupid low then guard clearance should be fine.

 

would having a staggered set up with properly fit tires be a noticeable benefit on a FWD car? i've never tried that type of set up before

 

I have run staggered tyres on staggered wheels on track a few times (on my DC5) and to me there are noticeable advantages over using the same tyre front and rear. The most noticeable to me was that the larger front tyre has greater heat capacity than the rear and it is easier to keep both the front and rear tyres in a happy temperature range over a long session.

The only reason I would go back to non-staggered is for economy reasons. Being unable to rotate tyres isn't so great.

 

If it's an RSX, you're probably right on all points. (FWIW, stock size for that car is 215/45-17, not 225/45-17.)

 

Yeah and I also read around that reverse staggered on fwd can also help reduce a lil bit of understeer and I would also think you would have better grip up there. Anyway yeah I have a 06 type s and my car is pretty low. I have seen some people strech tires and haven't seen any real complaints from them, and this also made me wonder if there is any performance benefits due to having a wider rim and different offset up there. But as nsxtacy said I guess not.

 

Yeah I know. I'm rockin the 225 on my stockies haha.