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why is that?

better looking?

just more suitable, closer rolling diametre, the 245/45 is just too much profile for a 17" for street tyres on a skyline, and yes they will look better as well.

but he's^^ right too, 235/45 is the cheapest option if u are willing to go to the 235, for the price u are able to get 235/45's at, u would be better spending the same amount on a 235/45 and getting a better tyre, as on a 245/45-40 and getting a lesser tyre.

i just wouldnt really bother with the 245, if u wanna go a bit wider, go to the 255/40.

235/45/17 is only 10mm smaller and is well cheaper
i run 235/40/18's on my 9.5's

and i'll be running 235/45's on my 17x9.5's when i find them :down:

Be careful when fitting "undersized" tyres to your wheels...

Check what the manufacturer recommends first before you go putting a tyre that is too narrow on your wheels.

The reason for this is because Federal do not recommend fitting a 235/45R17 595 to a 9.5" wheel (its different for the 235/40R18 though). The widest recommended fitment for a 235/45R17 595 is 9.0".

If you fit a tyre that is narrower than the recommended fitment for the width of the wheel, in the unlikely event that you need to claim warranty on one of these tyres you won't be able to because the tyre is not recommended for that fitment by the manufacturer... So essentially you will have voided your warranty altogether (yes you do get a manfacturers warranty when you buy Federal Tyres from an authorised dealer).

If you are getting 17x9.5" wheels and want to fit Federal 595's, I recommend fitting either 245/40R17's or 255/40R17's.

I hope this helps with your decision :)

pretty sure that when i engage in any motorsport related activity the warranty is already void :down:

"hello federal? yeah umm... i was at winton drifting the other day and my brand new tyres only lasted 2 hours before i reached the indicators... i wnat you to replace them as it's just not good enough"

on a serious note, 595's get run way more stretched than that by HEAPS of people without issue

pretty sure that when i engage in any motorsport related activity the warranty is already void :)

on a serious note, 595's get run way more stretched than that by HEAPS of people without issue

Correct, if you use pretty much any tyre on the track you automatically void your warranty, especially if they are street tyres. :)

Yes, there are plenty of people who stretch tyres on to wide wheels without issue... That doesn't mean that stretching low profile tyres won't damage them though.

It's pretty rare but I have seen tyres returned for warranty that have internally damaged sidewalls because they have been overly stretched which puts a lot of strain on the shoulder and sidewall of the tyre... Needless to say that they don't qualify for warranty.

I'm running the 245/45/17 federals, but on 17x8" rims. I don't know why you would go that narrow on 9/5", go for 265 instead. The federals are cheap for a great performer.

thats kind of ridiculous, have u seen the pricing or selection for 265's in 17"? ud be much better of spending the same $$ on a better quality 255.

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