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Is a 225/45/17 tire the same as 235/40/17?

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Old 03-11-2008, 05:48 PM
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Is a 225/45/17 tire the same as 235/40/17?
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if it was, it would say "235/40/17" on it.
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Yea if you at 10 to it
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Default fine, ill help
<ul><li><a href="http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html">FIRST hit on google for "tire calculator"</a></li></ul>
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No. Look up the rolling diameters for specific tires on tire rack.
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Default OK, not the same but similar enough that they would work well for a cheap track tire?
I found some good deals on this size and wanted to run them at VIR in April~

Any real issues?
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You can run them if they are all the same on all four wheels..dont mis-match 225 &amp; 235
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