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imho 235/45/17

it's the most common size and is by far the cheapest option / you can get better rubber due to the cheaper price

Not worried about cost. Just want to get the right tyre for the rim. .

How about the profile guys?

Cheers for the replies!

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What are you going to be using them form, how low is the car, what is the offset of the wheels?

235/45 for street driving.

255/40 for track, more grip. Harder to fit in the guards, will not have the tucked look.

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I run 255/40/17 on my GTR, they look perfect on the wheels and car. Only thing was I had to roll the rear guards but at std height you should be fine. Heres a pic not the best for looking at the tyres but something none the less.

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arent the stock GTR tires 255's? dont go smaller than stock...seems to defeat the purpose.

i love my 235/45/17...but i dont own a GTR. makes sense to me to stay large if money isnt and issue and you have the GTR guards to fill. id say go stock 33 GTR size(whatever than may be

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I run 255/40/17 on my GTR, they look perfect on the wheels and car. Only thing was I had to roll the rear guards but at std height you should be fine.

+1, same.

FWIW 255 is not the tread width, and there will be a little variability depending on what brand/model of tyre you get. You can usually find the actual tread width on the manufacturers website, and its the tread width that's important WRT rubbing.

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