[MikeD930]

Paul,
You said " Not overly complicating this, thought was to consider them recently posted 17x9.5s & 12's and paint myself out of having to worry about tire options again. "

Just want to let you know that it's going to be tight to put on those size wheels. My car has 17x10's & 17x12's. The rears fit fine but according to the records I got with the car, the oil lines had to be modified to clear the wide rims. So, I'm not sure if the stock oil lines would work with 12's on the rear. As for the fronts, I had new tires (275/40-17) put on the fronts along with 315/35-17 for the rears. Although it's the right size for the 10" rims they rubbed on the fenders when turning (both on the front portion of the fender and the rear portion of the fender well wearing of the paint). This is with rolled front fenders. I'm having 245/40-17's put on the fronts this week. Hopefully this would clear this problem. I forgot to mention that my car is lowered quite a bit. I have no idea how much.

Just wanted to let you know of my problems with the fronts. Good luck with whatever decision you make!

Also, want to mention that you can get Sumitomo HTR Z really cheap! That's what I have on my 930. If money was not a problem I get better performing tires but they are at least twice the price as Sumitomo's.