Tires on 17" front Boxster wheels

[s_wilwerding]

I know the "stock" sizes are 205/50 for the fronts, 255/40 on the rears. The tires I'm looking at have either 215/45 or 225/45, but no 205/50. I'll stay stock on the rears.

Anyone go with bigger tires? Any issues with rubbing? Should I go with the 215s, or the 225s?

[thstone]

Many owners, myself included, run 225/45/17 on the fronts.

It gives the front end a little more bite at corner turn-in and may slightly reduce the amount of understeer that is inherrent in the Boxster (as long as the rear tires remain stock at 255/40/17). No fitment problems with the 225 fronts at all.

[egress91506]

I have 225/45/17s on the front of my BSR and have no problems running that size on the fronts. I recall from other boards that many went to the 225/45s instead of the 205/50s on stock cars. If I remember right, the rolling diameters of the 225/45 and 205/50 is very close to the same.

[Wayne 962]

Yes, it should be fine, and you shouldn't have any major speedometer issues either. As others have pointed out though, it will change the handling and feel of the steering a bit.

-Wayne