Finally got 215-45-17's

[04 elantra cvvt]

I think that these fit the wheels a whole lot better. I can't believe the difference in the way it rides!

Before:

http://www.centexgmlegends.org/04elantraxd03.jpg

After:

http://www.centexgmlegends.org/tires03.jpg

[SuperGLS]

214? That must have been a special order... haha.

Good to hear that you are liking the new tires.

[mbv2001]

those looks hot
damn i wish i had some 18 on my car...

[04 elantra cvvt]

OOPS... :abovelol: I feel dumb... I meant, well you know what I meant (215) I do al of my typing on a laptop, so I have no number pad. Oh well...

[bcware]

I like the fuller look. What kind of tires did you get?

[BlackElantraGT]

Based on the tread, I think those might be the Yokohama AVS ES100's.

[04 elantra cvvt]

Based on the tread, I think those might be the Yokohama AVS ES100's.
Ding ding ding... you got it... I love them. So far they've been on the car for a total of 30 miles, but they are great.

And thanks Super for fixing the title.

[SWortham]

Good choice for tires man. I've said it all along, 215/45-17 is the way to go. :thumbsup: I'm going to have to try those Yokohama's at some point.

[RonnieSan]

Nice... your car sits a little higher, but I like how it fills the gap more... I just wish my tires would wear out so I could buy a set of those soon. I've been wanting an excuse for the longest time.

[BlackElantraGT]

Ding ding ding... you got it... I love them. So far they've been on the car for a total of 30 miles, but they are great.

And thanks Super for fixing the title.

I also got them too in the same size. They are so much better than the stock Michelin MXV4's. But the tires are in different categories so I can't really compare the two. So far for me the ride hasn't been as harsh as I thought it would be after switching from the stock 15 inchers to the 17's. In fact it feels not very much different from stock.

I think I'm rubbing though in the back if I have someone else in the car with me. These are my first plus size tires so I'm not sure what the "rubbing" is supposed to sound like? Is it very loud or does it just sound like stuff moving around in the trunk after you go over a bump?

[SWortham]

It's hard to describe, but it sounds like the tire hitting the fender and spinning along it for a fraction of a second. It's usually pretty obvious and it usually only happens when entering/exiting parking lots, going over railroad tracks or any other large bump you can think of. It has only happened in my car once when entering a parking lot too fast.

Oh, and the wheel offset has a lot to do with it. That's why everyone always says you need to get 40-45mm wheel offset for the XD, you have to avoid contact with that fender.

[BlackElantraGT]

It's hard to describe, but it sounds like the tire hitting the fender and spinning along it for a fraction of a second. It's usually pretty obvious and it usually only happens when entering/exiting parking lots, going over railroad tracks or any other large bump you can think of. It has only happened in my car once when entering a parking lot too fast.

Oh, and the wheel offset has a lot to do with it. That's why everyone always says you need to get 40-45mm wheel offset for the XD, you have to avoid contact with that fender.

I tried to stay as close to possible at +43 offset, but the width of my rims are also 7.5". I'm gonna try to take it back to the same place that installed it and have the guy roll my fenders. Hopefully it won't rub at all after that. If it still rubs constantly while I have someone else in my car, next time I guess I'll just have to go with the 205-45's.

[only1db]

i have 215/40 r17 w/ 45mm offset....and i'm dropped like 2.5+inches and i have no problems...maybe i got lucky with 40 series.... :eek:

[SWortham]

I tried to stay as close to possible at +43 offset, but the width of my rims are also 7.5".

Yeah, the width is your problem. Apparently several people have been able to install 7.5" wide wheels without rubbing problems, but I just know it's gotta be a very tight fit. You may just have to use a smaller tire in that case.

[BlackElantraGT]

According to this thread on Hyundaiaftermarket.com, http://www.hyundaiaftermarket.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=001652

they recommended a +33 offset. I went with +43 because tirerack.com had some rims offered for the Elantra GT in 7.5" width and the offsets were 43 and 42.

[SWortham]

I think that's for a Tiburon though so the clearances should be different. And I can't quite figure out why turbulence was saying what he was saying because a 7.5" rim w/ +33mm offset will stick out 15mm more than a 7" wide rim at +42mm offset. It doesn't make sense that those two sizes were compared because usually you'd want to find the offset that will put the wheel's outer edge as close to flush as possible without rubbing the fender. Anyway that thread was confusing.

Check this out:
http://www.mindspring.com/~toy4two/offset.html

I think your offset is almost spot on for the XD. +45mm might have even worked better. But you can probably solve the problem with 205/45's or by rolling the inner lip of the fenders. Personally, I'd roll the fenders because it's easy to do and you can't even tell that they were touched from outside the car. You can pry the lip upward using something like a baseball bat and a towel, or a rubber mallet, something that won't damage the paint. I don't know, just an idea.

[04 elantra cvvt]

Good choice for tires man. I've said it all along, 215/45-17 is the way to go. :thumbsup: I'm going to have to try those Yokohama's at some point.

For all of you thinking about going to these tires, if you do make sure you take them to a very experienced shop to have them put on. The inner bead diameter on these is a little smaller than most 17's. They guys around here had hell getting them to seat. They finally brought in someone who is experienced with 20 inch + wheels, and he got them on. Just a warning.

[BlackElantraGT]

For all of you thinking about going to these tires, if you do make sure you take them to a very experienced shop to have them put on. The inner bead diameter on these is a little smaller than most 17's. They guys around here had hell getting them to seat. They finally brought in someone who is experienced with 20 inch + wheels, and he got them on. Just a warning.

I hope they didn't mess up your rims. I don't trust taking my rims to these regular tire shops now. The place I went to use sticky weights on the inside of the rim. My stock rims were all jacked up by Costco installers each time they balanced my tires.

[mcmmotorsports]

I got some 245/40-17's on mine :tongue:
They ride great too!
But I think I might switch to a 315/35-17 in the near future.
I want this look, see:


http://www.fordpower.net/store/product_image.php?imageid=19

Sorry, didn't mean to whore and get http://forums.stangnet.com/images/smilies/offtopic.gif

Your XD looks great, keep up the good work :D

[04 elantra cvvt]

ummmm... :confused: you might have to do some tubbing to make those fit :abovelol: . I like the idea. Nice Cobra.

[Kaborwildfire]

Yeah I totally recommend 215-45-17s, I have no rubbing issues, (4-door 03').
I have those Toyo Proxes T1-S instead of those yokos tho.http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/DSC00383.JPGSorry about the dirty rims and missing cap hehe

[Elantra2.001]

I have 225/45/17 and im rubbing on the fender well on the back and have 2mm clearence to the strut with my coilovers and i have 40 mm offset. The car is dropped like almost 3 inches but the height of the tire makes it look like less. I only rub in really hard tight turns. Im running the BF KDW-2's.

[04 elantra cvvt]

I would have gone with the toyo's, but tirerack doesn't sell them. I like those tires though!

[BlackElantraGT]

I think next time I'm gonna try the Toyo T1-S also.

[Tucker]

I have 225/45/17 and im rubbing on the fender well on the back and have 2mm clearence to the strut with my coilovers and i have 40 mm offset. The car is dropped like almost 3 inches but the height of the tire makes it look like less. I only rub in really hard tight turns. Im running the BF KDW-2's.


Can I see pics of this tire on your car?

[DJ Hellfire]

I used to rub a lot with my 205/50 17's, but mostly with people in the back. It's because I have the big *** speaker box in the trunk which already weighs the car down in the back with no one in the car. With just me in the car, it would only rub on hard turns that had bumps and it would mostly only rub on the drivers side when turning right. Then with people in the back, forget it. That **** rubbed on any jug handle and almost any dip in the road, but still mostly only on the drivers side.

Then I went to Pep Boys and saw that they had these spring booster things to either lower or raise the ride height, so I bought em. They were $6 per side. You bolt them right in the middle of the spring (2 per spring). What it does is keeps the shock from compressing the spring as much over bumps. Now it doesn't rub at all, even with people in the back. They are adjustable to how much you wanna rasie the car. I just raised the back end back to stock height. I'll get before and after pics in a minute.

UPDATE

And yes I want to lower it, but money is an object!

Before
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/486000-486999/486709_61_full.jpg

After
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_img_a/486709_190_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_img_a/486709_191_full.jpg

[04 elantra cvvt]

Hmm... how did that change the ride of the car? By doing this you would think that it would change the spring rate quite a bit.

[DJ Hellfire]

I think it rides better. It's less bouncy in the back and the body roll is reduced a lot on jug handles.

[04 elantra cvvt]

So the back is a little stiffer? It could stand to be a little.

[BlackElantraGT]

I hope once I upgrade to Tein coilovers my rubbing issues will be gone.