tyre width on rear...245 or 225 8" rim? front is 205!

[Dion_180sx]

hey guys im in the process of getting rear tyres at tha moment, i currntly have 225/50/16's on the rear and i have just put new potenza g3's 205/55/16's on the front (front rim is 7" wide)

my rear rim is 16x8" and i was thinking of going 245/45/16's rather then 225/50/16's i know they will fit just bulge slightly but my main concern is that there is a large discrepency between front and rear, what should i do, get 225's or 245's for the rear?

any pro's con's??? i have found a good 245/4516 tyre for the rear toyo proxes t1-s or falken grb fk451, 225's easy to find in any tyre!

thanks guys

[Uncle Arthur]

What are you going to use them for? IMHO 225's are perfect for 8" rims with hard use.

[Dion_180sx]

just general street use i guess! just cant seem to get much grip with shitty 225's on rear! so i want to get good 245's

[GTSBoy]

Get good 225s rather than shitty 225s. The width change is not going to actually do you any favours. The 225s will be more stable on the rim (ie less bulge to roll around) and so should be sharper in their response.

cheers