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Old 08-29-2018, 08:27 AM
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Guys my dad needs new tires on his 2013 Lexus ES300h - the car comes stock with 215/55/17 - I wanted to get him something a bit wider since the 215's are super narrow, I'm looking at 225/50/17, 235/50/17 and 235/55/17. Which ones would work best? Note his car is FWD.
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Old 08-29-2018, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Goonz
Guys my dad needs new tires on his 2013 Lexus ES300h - the car comes stock with 215/55/17 - I wanted to get him something a bit wider since the 215's are super narrow, I'm looking at 225/50/17, 235/50/17 and 235/55/17. Which ones would work best? Note his car is FWD.
Depends on the OEM wheel width, if it's a 7.5" a 225 would be the widest I'd run.

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Old 08-29-2018, 10:19 AM
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This would be a good choice. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes The circumference will be extremely close to factory.
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Originally Posted by blnewt
Depends on the OEM wheel width, if it's a 7.5" a 225 would be the widest I'd run.
Sorry I forgot to state, the oem wheel is a 17x7
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Old 08-29-2018, 01:16 PM
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What blnewt said.
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Old 08-29-2018, 03:44 PM
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Why do you need wider tires? Looks? Additional traction? I'd say buying wider/stickier tires on a hybrid kinda defeats the purpose of economy, especially with tires that may make it ride more harshly.
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A 7" width really limits you, that 215 is about as much as I'd run. If you want a wider contact patch I'm afraid new wheels need to be in your shopping cart too
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Understood! thanks again!
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For what it is worth I ran 245's on my OEM 7" wide Lancer GTS rims last winter. Didn't have an issue.

If you want extra width the closest you'd get to OEM diameter would be 235/50/17.
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The problem with a 235-width tire on a 7" wheel is sidewall flex. That'll cause sloppy turn-in and maybe a little wander.
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