225/45R17 on 17x8 rims?

[Disturbed666]

been doing a little research into tires and rims, and determined that 225/45R17 works out to be almost exactly the same diameter I was just wondering If they would still fit (width), if so what offset would the rims need to be to ensure they do fit

PS i do plan on lowering the car eventually no more then about 1.5" wanna make sure everythings gonna fit

[Mazdy]

They will fit no problem..i used 225/40/18 on my last summer setup which is 18x7.5 and i was lowered on Prokits before

[Noisy Crow]

Yup, I run 225/45R17 on my 17x8 rims, no issues. As far as offset goes, the offset of my Enkeis is 45mm. I'm dropped on Prokits.

[Disturbed666]

thanks alot guys, appreciate the straight up answers, i was planning on lowering with prokit as well so thats perfect, out of curiosity how much of a drop do u actually get with prokit i've seen a few different numbers, im drivin an '06 3 gs

[Mazdy]

I believe prokits are 1.25" fronts 1.50" rears....someone correct me if im wrong...but yea that was before i cant remember..im on sportsline now

[Disturbed666]

i'm thinkin its the other way around all the numbers I saw gave more of a drop in the front, my inexperienced guess would be the weight of the engine

[standsideways]

Go lower, youll likely wish you did at some point.

[Drozdy]

i got 17x8 TSW's with 225/45.17 dropped on pro-kit and i just got my Rear fenders rolled because well, it was rubbing on bumps, chipping off pieces of my tires. so id recommend a professionnal roll if i were you