Tire profile/fitment Q for 350
08-28-2016, 04:53 PM
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Tire profile/fitment Q for 350
Stock 2014 with the factory 18"s, and 245/40 tires. Anyone either consider, or actually installed 245/45 profile tires?
Just curious if you found the added ride comfort worth it (ours doesn't ride "badly" of course, but a bit more compliance over street/fwy irregularities would be nice
), or if the added profile otherwise looked weird/off in any way? Keep in mind this is the wife's car and she's no canyon carver, but I don't want the add'l 5% sidewall profile to rub ...or look bad 
Edward
Just curious if you found the added ride comfort worth it (ours doesn't ride "badly" of course, but a bit more compliance over street/fwy irregularities would be nice
), or if the added profile otherwise looked weird/off in any way? Keep in mind this is the wife's car and she's no canyon carver, but I don't want the add'l 5% sidewall profile to rub ...or look bad Edward
08-28-2016, 05:04 PM
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not sure if thatll clear the front but lets wait for others to chime in.
tbh though, it might look too meaty with the 45 on an 18" wheel. just me.
tbh though, it might look too meaty with the 45 on an 18" wheel. just me.
08-29-2016, 02:28 PM
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Yeah, I'm not sure about the fit in the front as that looks tighter, but my gut says the add'l 5% in sidewall (as per TireRack's cited dimensions) won't be enough to rub. But how it will look is a different thing altogether!
The obvious trend for years has been bigger wheels and thinner sidewalls: sports cars, yes, but a luxo commuter/trip cruiser, not so much, IMHO. FWIW, when on the hunt I was looking for the "Luxury" models, in part because of the 17" wheels, but the "Sport" outnumbered them (CPOs, anyway) like 20:1 so really had no choice. Anyone who has tried 45-series tires on the stock 18s, please chime in with your thoughts
Edward
The obvious trend for years has been bigger wheels and thinner sidewalls: sports cars, yes, but a luxo commuter/trip cruiser, not so much, IMHO. FWIW, when on the hunt I was looking for the "Luxury" models, in part because of the 17" wheels, but the "Sport" outnumbered them (CPOs, anyway) like 20:1 so really had no choice. Anyone who has tried 45-series tires on the stock 18s, please chime in with your thoughts
Edward
