Best 225/45 R17 Tires. Rims & Conversion Info
Best 225/45 R17 All-Season Tires
Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack
Overall: 90.5% Dry: 90.3%Wet: 92%Snow: 88%Comfort: 97.5%Wear: 93%Buy again: 100%Check on Amazon
Continental PureContact LS
Overall: 86% Dry: 93%Wet: 92%Snow: 80%Comfort: 89%Wear: 87%Check on Amazon
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A Sport
Overall: 85.5% Dry: 93%Wet: 90.5%Snow: 81%Comfort: 87%Wear: 87%Check on Amazon
Michelin CrossClimate 2
Overall: 84.1% Dry: 78%Wet: 89%Snow: 90%Comfort: 89%Wear: 86%Buy again: 87%Check on Amazon
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
Overall: 81.8% Dry: 87%Wet: 91%Snow: 86%Comfort: 84%Wear: 64%Buy again: 84%Check on Amazon
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
Overall: 80.7% Dry: 84.3%Wet: 92%Snow: 71%Comfort: 80%Wear: 80%Buy again: 87%Check on Amazon
General AltiMAX RT43
Overall: 80.3% Dry: 84.7%Wet: 82.5%Snow: 75%Comfort: 86%Wear: 89.5%Buy again: 93%Check on AmazonBest 225/45 R17 Street/Racetrack Tires
Toyo Proxes R888R
Overall: 86% Dry: 92%Wet: 54%Comfort: 67%Wear: 69%Check on AmazonBest 225/45 R17 Summer Tires
Nexen N FERA AU7
Overall: 91.4% Dry: 93.3%Wet: 90%Comfort: 90%Wear: 90%Buy again: 90%Check on Amazon
Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3R
Overall: 89% Dry: 97%Wet: 75%Comfort: 90%Wear: 70%Buy again: 97%Check on Amazon
Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R
Overall: 88% Dry: 96%Wet: 76%Comfort: 70%Wear: 62%Check on Amazon
Goodyear Assurance MaxLife
Overall: 87% Dry: 92%Wet: 89%Snow: 81%Comfort: 88%Wear: 94%Check on Amazon
Hankook Ventus R-S4
Overall: 87% Dry: 91%Wet: 75%Comfort: 77%Wear: 86%Check on Amazon
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
Overall: 86.1% Dry: 91.5%Wet: 86.5%Comfort: 85%Wear: 76%Buy again: 88%Check on Amazon
Hankook Ventus S1 noble2
Overall: 85.6% Dry: 84.7%Wet: 87%Comfort: 90%Wear: 77%Buy again: 91%Check on AmazonBest 225/45 R17 Winter Tires
General Altimax Arctic 12
Overall: 89% Dry: 82%Wet: 87%Snow: 90%Comfort: 83%Wear: 87%Check on Amazon
Michelin X-Ice Xi3
Overall: 85% Dry: 85%Wet: 88%Snow: 88%Comfort: 89%Wear: 90%Check on Amazon
Dunlop SP Winter Sport 4D
Overall: 84% Dry: 86%Wet: 91%Snow: 86%Comfort: 87%Wear: 87%Check on Amazon
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Run Flat
Overall: 84% Dry: 87%Wet: 88%Snow: 84%Comfort: 83%Wear: 80%Check on Amazon
Bridgestone Blizzak WS80
Overall: 83.3% Dry: 76.7%Wet: 80%Snow: 90%Comfort: 90%Wear: 70%Buy again: 100%Check on Amazon
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Overall: 82.8% Dry: 88.8%Wet: 92.5%Snow: 87.5%Comfort: 83.5%Wear: 81.5%Buy again: 90%Check on Amazon
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Overall: 80% Dry: 86%Wet: 88%Snow: 85%Comfort: 85%Wear: 83%Check on Amazon225/45 R17 in inches
225/45 R17 tires' overall diameter is 25 inches, tire width is 8.9 inches, the tire can be mounted on 17 inches wheel and the circumference is 78.5". With that parameters, we can calculate that it will take approximately 807.1 revolutions per mile.
So the closest metric tire size of 225/45R17 existing size in inches is 31x10.50R17, which is 24% taller and 17.98% wider.
You can use our handy tire size calculator to compare 225/45 R17 vs 31x10.50R17.
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What rims fit 225/45 R17 tires?
For each tire size there often there are several wheel sizes. You can't put too wide tires on narrow rims or vice versa. Here is what size of the wheels your vehicle needs for 225/45 R17 tires:
Rim diameter x rim width
- 17x7.5
- 17x7
- 17x8
- 17x8.25
- 17x8.5
- 17x9
225/45 R17 – what does it mean?
| Parameter | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 225 | The first number shows that the tire has a section width of 225 mm or approximately 8.9 inches. |
| 45 | The second number is the aspect ratio or sidewall height. In this case, it is 45%. It shows the height of the tire from the ground to the rim edge or the height of the tire's cross-section which is 45% of the width or ~ 102mm |
| R17 | The letter R means this tire is radial. Most of all tires nowadays are radial. The number is the tire diameter in inches. It means that the tire will fit 17-inch wheels |
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