chickyb

WRX MY02 TYRE SIZE Questions???

I have had an offer to buy 4 "lightly used" bridgestone's for £100, to put on my WRX MY02. The problem is that there not the same size as the standard fit tyres. I think there off an EVO and are
215/40/17 as apposed to 215/45/17's fitted to my WRX.

1. Has anyone tried this size of tyre on there WRX MY02?

2. Would i notice any bad effects, going for a smaller diameter and sidewall etc? ( I have already discovered that the speedometer would be reading 3.4% to fast.) But would it have any effect on the handling/ performance off the car?

Thanks

Chicko

chickyb

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speedking

1. Most peeps don't use Bridgestone again once the OEM set has worn out.
2. Such a small change in spec is unlikely to be noticeable.
3. The speedo will read an additional 3.6% fast. It is probably overreading already.
4. Don't forget to change to 10356 mile service intervals

BlueBoy

lol -

Are they the standard RE050's then or different model? There won't be any noticeable differences, in theory you should feel a little more with the lower profile, but it's very unlikely.

Yeah the speedo will be a little more out, but not drastically so - are they 215's, as most are 225's (Evo's are 235's in standard format).