Tyre sizes with stretch

[Andy Comerford]

Hi guys,

Ive ordered some new wheels and im looking for tyres with a slight stretch to give me some fitment space.

My wheels are 17x8 up front and 17x9 on rear. Im going to go with Toyo T1R's as not tried them before and always heard good things.

Ive decided i want 215 45 17 on the 9" rears as the stretch is reasonably minimal but enough to work with and am happy with how it looks.

I want the fronts to match the same kind of stretch as the rears and am stuck between 195 or 205 for the front 8's?? I figured technically i just need to drop 25mm from whatever i choose for the rear so why i thought 195?
I know all tyre brands have different stretches which is annoying haha but i just cant decide between the two. I dont want too much stretch but also dont want too little, just to match the rear really. Im not even sure if there will be much difference between the two to be honest but the decision is driving me mad so thought id put it out here!

 

[GazHyde]

Bit difficult to visual how much stretch you have on the rears to comment, any chance of a pic? Kind of difficult to take a picture of I'd guess...

My 18x8.5 are running 225's and give a moderate stretch, but nothing too extreme.

 

[Andy Comerford]

Thanks for the reply @GazHyde. The pic below isnt great quality but its a toyo 215 45 17 on a 9" so exactly what ill have.

 

[Andy Comerford]

Ive been looking at these side by side and kind of looks about right what you think? Left is toyo 195 45 on 8" and right is toyo 215 45 on 9"

 

[GazHyde]

This is the only pic I can find of mine for now and it's not the best. I personally wouldn't want to stretch any more than this. Your left picture looks a little extreme for me